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UFC 316 clears the way for much-anticipated bantamweight showdowns

Brett Okamoto

created: June 11, 2025, 7:57 a.m. | updated: June 11, 2025, 12:35 p.m.

Merab Dvalishvili, men's bantamweightWho should be next: Cory SandhagenThe UFC doesn't always make matchups on fight night, but it's nice when it does -- especially an obvious one like this. Sandhagen has taken a long route to his first official title fight, and he gets some blame for that. The UFC would benefit by putting together an O'Malley fight people care about, and there's a shortage of those. Wild card: Henry CejudoO'Malley has always wanted to fight Cejudo. Kevin Holland, welterweightKevin Holland, blue gloves, stopped Vincent Luque, red gloves, with an anaconda choke to begin the UFC 316 main card.

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