There’s a brand new look to the UFC 316 predominant card after ex-Bellator bantamweight champion Patchy Mix signed to the promotion and instantly accepted a brief discover struggle on the June 7 pay-per-view.
The up to date five-fight predominant card was revealed on Saturday night time after Marlon “Chito” Vera fell off the cardboard attributable to an harm suffered in coaching.
That’s the place Combine now slots in with a struggle booked towards Mario Bautista because the bantamweights be part of a stacked card headed to the Prudential Heart in Newark, N.J.
The struggle not solely serves as Combine’s octagon debut however the closing Bellator 135-pound champion has a possibility to show he belongs among the many better of one of the best whereas taking a top-15 opponent in his debut.
In fact, the primary occasion for UFC 316 stays the identical with bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili defending his belt in a rematch towards Sean O’Malley. Dvalishvili dethroned O’Malley once they met this previous September however now they’ll run it again once more once they meet on June 7.
The co-main occasion pits reigning girls’s bantamweight champion Julianna Pena towards two-time Olympic judo gold medalist Kayla Harrison. Since signing with the UFC, Harrison has gone 2-0 together with a win over former champion Holly Holm and he or she’ll try so as to add some extra gold to her resume when she faces Pena at UFC 316.
The remainder of the primary card consists of Kelvin Gastelum taking over Joe Pyfer at middleweight and Vicente Luque dealing with Kevin Holland within the welterweight opener on June 7.
The complete bout order outdoors of the primary card continues to be to be decided.
UFC 316 Primary Card (10 p.m. begin time on ESPN+ pay-per-view)
MAIN EVENT: Merab Dvalishvili vs. Sean O’Malley
CO-MAIN EVENT: Julianna Pena vs. Kayla Harrison
Kelvin Gastelum vs. Joe Pyfer
Mario Bautista vs. Patchy Combine
Vicente Luque vs. Kevin Holland.
