The pair's rematch is the co-main event in New Jersey, as the former looks to retain the crown he took by unanimous decision when the pair met in October last year.

Dvalishvili will be riding high of the success of his victory there, but he will still be wary that O'Malley is a top operator and can cause him plenty of problems.

DAZN News has everything you need to know ahead of Merab Dvalishvili against Sean O'Malley

Merab Dvalishvili vs Sean O'Malley fight date, start time

Merab Dvalishvili vs Sean O'Malley will take place on tonight at UFC 316, with the whole card set to be shown on ESPN Pay-Per-View in the U.S.

Fans in Canada can watch on DAZN PPV.

The main card set to begin at 10pm ET.

• Date: Saturday, June 7
• Main card start time: 10pm ET / 7pm PT / 3am BST (Sunday) 
• Merab Dvalishvili vs Sean O'Malley main event cagewalks (approx): 12:25am ET (Sunday) / 9:25pm PT / 5:25am BST (Sunday)

Merab Dvalishvili vs Sean O'Malley fight card

Main Card

• Merab Dvalishvili vs Sean O'Malley; For Dvalishvili's UFC bantamweight title
• Julianna Pena vs Kayla Harrison; For Pena's UFC women's bantamweight title
• Kelvin Gastelum vs Joe Pyfer; Middleweight
• Mario Bautista vs Patchy Mix; Bantamweight
• Vicente Luque vs Kevin Holland; Welterweight

Prelims

• Bruno Gustavo da Silva vs Joshua Van; Flyweight
• Azamat Murzakanov vs Brendson Ribeiro; Light heavyweight
• Serghei Spivac vs Waldo Cortes-Acosta; Heavyweight
• Khaos Williams vs Andreas Gustafsson; Welterweight

Early prelims

• Ariane da Silva vs Wang Cong; Women's catchweight (132lbs)
• Jeka Saragih vs Yoo Joo-sang; Featherweight
• Quillan Salkilld vs Yanal Ashmouz; Lightweight
• MarQuel Mederos vs Mark Choinski; Lightweight

How to watch Merab Dvalishvili vs Sean O'Malley?

Merab Dvalishvili versus Sean O'Malley and the whole UFC 316 fight card will stream live on ESPN Pay-Per-View in the United States and fans in Canada can watch on DAZN PPV.

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Where is the Merab Dvalishvili vs Sean O'Malley fight?

The fight is set to be held at Prudential Center, in Newark, United States. 

The arena in New Jersey has a long assocation with mixed martial arts and combat sports, and will prove familiar territory for UFC fans this weekend.

Merab Dvalishvili vs Sean O'Malley tale of the tape

Merab Dvalishvili record 

• Nationality: Georgian-American
• Age: 34
• Height: 5' 6"
• Reach: 68"
• Total fights: 23
• Record: 19-4 (3 KOs)

Sean O'Malley record

• Nationality: American
• Age: 30
• Height: 5' 11"
• Reach: 72
• Total fights: 21
• Record: 18-2 (1) (12 KOs)