'Tomorrow won't be kissing': Merab Dvalishvili and Sean O'Malley have intense final faceoff ahead of UFC 316 |

06/06/2025 23:52 -

Merab Dvalishvili and Sean O'Malley are locked in.

On Saturday, Dvalishvili puts his bantamweight title on the line against O'Malley in the main event of UFC 316, a rematch of their 135-pound title fight at UFC 306 that saw Dvalishvili claim the belt from "Suga." And at Friday's ceremonial weigh-ins, the two faced off for the final time before locking horns once again.

"Tomorrow won't be kissing," Dvalishvili said, referencing their first fight. "I'm gonna smash this guy. And still!"

O'Malley kept things even more concise, promising a return to the top of the mountain and revenge on his rival.

"Too sharp, too fast, too focused. And new!"

Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2 is not the only title fight on Saturday. The co-main event features a women's bantamweight championship bout between Julianna Peña and Kayla Harrison. While Dvalishvili and O'Malley have been fairly respectful in the build-up to their fight, Peña and Harrison have had a little more heat between them, and that manifested itself in their respective final words of warning to each other.

"I'm a dangerous fighter," Peña said. "The last time you guys counted me out, you all took it up the you-know-what. At the end of the day, I have three paths to victory: off of my back, off of the cage, and on my feet. You guys are all going to find out what happens tomorrow night."

"Julianna is great, but tomorrow she's dead," Harrison offered. "This is for God, for my country, for my family, and for me."

UFC 316 goes down Saturday night at Prudential Center in Newark, NJ, with the pay-per-view main card kicking off at 10 p.m. ET.