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On the latest episode of "Spinning Back Clique," the panel discusses Merab Davlishvili & Kayla Harrison's UFC 316 title wins, and more.

UFC 316 is in the books, and while the card delivered a mix of highlights and hard-fought moments, held at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, on June 7, one fighter’s performance stood out — for all the wrong reasons. Former Bellator bantamweight champion Patchy Mix, 31, made his long-awaited UFC debut on short notice against Mario Bautista. The signing of Mix in May was met with excitement.

UFC fighters routinely push their bodies to dangerous extremes just to step on the scale—starving for weeks, sweating out water in saunas until they faint, and enduring kidney-straining dehydration protocols. The sport's weight-cutting culture forces athletes to gamble with their health, often walking the line between competition and hospitalization in pursuit of a size advantage. UFC flyweight Ariane da Silva’s shocking six-pound weight miss ahead of her UFC 316 bout against Wang Cong was caused by complications from a benign pituitary tumor, her coach and husband Renato da Silva revealed during an interview with MMA Fighting.

When UFC fans attend an event, they anticipate knockouts and submissions, and rarely consider the unpredictable hazards that can occur due to negligence from event organizers. UFC athletes train to handle opponents, not collapsing barriers, rogue spectators, or last-minute logistical nightmares that test their focus. After last night, however, it seems like fighters will have to get used to adapting to whatever madness unfolds on fight night, as it is possible that chaos can erupt outside the Octagon before they face their opponent.

If Merab Dvalishvili isn't already the greatest 135-pounder in UFC history, he very soon could be.

Kayla Harrison, a Middletown native and two-time Olympic gold medalist, won the UFC bantamweight championship on June 7.

Kayla Harrison, a Middletown native and two-time Olympic gold medalist, won the UFC bantamweight championship on June 7.

Sean O’Malley and Julianna Peña both tapped out in their UFC 316 title fights, and now have major questions to answer going forward.

Kevin Holland wants to fight Colby Covington next following his submission win at Saturday's UFC 316.

Merab Dvalishvili and Kayla Harrison have big fights ahead after their UFC 316 title fight victories.`

Weaved into Saturday's title fight madness in New Jersey was the announcement of two new UFC events for the fall.

Mario Bautista didn't pay any mind to the hype surrounding Patchy Mix, and he proved that at Saturday's UFC 316.

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There was plenty of debate heading into UFC 316 as to whether Merab Dvalishvili had achieved bantamweight GOAT status. The thing is, after mauling Sean O'Malley once again, it’s getting hard to argue otherwise.

The UFC 316 card came to a thrilling conclusion at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, where fans witnessed a night packed with high-stakes moments. Kayla Harrison captured gold in dominant fashion, and Merab Dvalishvili continued his impressive run by successfully defending his bantamweight title. When asked about the social media back-and-forth involving Jon Jones and a potential super-fight with Francis Ngannou, White didn’t leave much room for speculation.

Alex Pereira is finally responding to all the taunting directed his way from new light heavyweight champion Magomed Ankalaev.

Amanda Nunes discusses Kayla Harrison's UFC 316 title win, her return, when the fight might happen and more.

Go inside the numbers in the aftermath of UFC 316, where Merab Dvalishvili and Kayla Harrison were among those to make history.

Merab Dvalishvili really is a Machine. On Saturday, Dvalishvili successfully defended his UFC bantamweight title for the second time, submitting Sean O’Malley in their rematch in the main event of UFC 316. The win was the 13th consecutive victory for Dvalishvili, and arguably the most dominant performance of the champion’s career, something Dvalishvili puts down to his growing confidence as champion.

Joe Pyfer regrets the way he handed things following his withdrawal from his first booking against Kelvin Gastelum back in March in Mexico City.

Dana White isn't on the same page as Jon Jones after the UFC heavyweight champion's latest social-media tirade.

Kayla Harrison always knew the battle with the scale for UFC 316 would be the toughest yet. In Saturday’s co-main event in Newark, N.J., Harrison completed her climb to the mountaintop in dominant fashion, submitting Julianna Peña in the third round to become UFC bantamweight champion. The two-time Olympic judo gold medalist entered the title fight as a huge favorite despite being the challenger, and she didn’t disappoint as she grounded Peña with her expert grappling and was rarely in danger.

Kayla Harrison shares her thoughts on the magnitude of a UFC title fight against Amanda Nunes.

For the second time in UFC history, a railing collapsed under the weight of fans as a fighter walked out, sending fans falling everywhere.

Patchy Mix experienced what many other first-time UFC fighters go through Saturday.

Dana White says Jon Jones "agreed" to fight Tom Aspinall but no contract has been signed.

UFC CEO Dana White speaks on Jon Jones vs. Tom Aspinall for the first time in weeks.

The UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance program has now paid out $34 million to athletes since its deal began with Venum.

UFC 316 went down last night (Sat., June 7, 2025) inside Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., which saw Merab Dvalishvili retain the Bantamweight title by once again dominating Sean O’Malley before submitting him in round three (highlights). In the co-main event, Kayla Harrison had her way with Julianna Pena before submitting her in the closing seconds of round two in to become UFC’s new women’s Bantamweight queen (recap). Dvalishvili took another huge step in making his case for Bantamweight G.O.A.T, securing yet another dominant win over O’ Malley.

Kayla Harrison's martial arts resume is all that more legendary after winning the UFC Bantamweight Championship.

Merab Dvalishvili put an exclamation point on his rivalry with Sean O’Malley with a dominant submission win in the main event of UFC 316. Dvalishvili has put himself in the conversation to be the greatest bantamweight of all-time, and now he’s taken one step closer to that accomplishment following his performance in Newark N.J. Following UFC 316, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck and Jed Meshew react to the card as a whole, Dvalishvili’s performance, a likely showdown with Cory Sandhagen next, and where O’Malley could go following his second straight loss.

Nunes has not fought since retiring from MMA in 2023

Kayla Harrison and Merab Dvalishvili put on a pair of standout performances to win their championship bouts Saturday at UFC 316. In the main event of the evening, men’s bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili submitted Sean O’Malley to score a second victory over his rival, while Kayla Harrison put on a dominant performance against Julianna Peña in the co-main event to become the new women’s bantamweight champion.

Dvalishvili retained his men’s bantamweight title in dominant fashion as Kayla Harrison was crowned champion

The UFC handed out four bonuses after Saturday's card in New Jersey, including to each title fight winner.

The five biggest takeaways from UFC 316 in Newark, New Jersey, on Saturday night.

One more hill to climb...

*** MERAB MOPS THE FLOOR WITH O’MALLEY AND GETS THE FINISH! — HIGHLIGHTS!!! ***

At UFC 316, Merab Dvalishvili defended his title against Sean O’Malley in the main event rematch.

Merab Dvalishvili was once again "The Machine" at UFC 316.

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Harrison doesn’t hide how horrible it is for her to make 135 pounds. Will she stick around and keep cutting weight if she beats Amanda Nunes?