Tom Aspinall says Jon Jones is retired, with the announcement soon. Francis Ngannou open to a UFC return?
UFC 316 weigh-in results and final face-offs. Tom Aspinall says Jon Jones' retirement announcement will be soon. Jones' cryptic posts. Francis Ngannou open to a UFC return? And more!
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Full UFC 316 Main Card on June 7, 2025 in Newark, NJ 🇺🇸.
UFC 316 – Dvalishvili vs O’Malley 2 on June 7, 2025 in Newark, NJ for the UFC Bantamweight championship is less than a week away! Check out the full UFC 316 Countdown below; this is a full backgrounder for the main and co-main event (Julianna Pena vs Kayla Harrison for the UFC Women’s Bantamweight championship).
The UFC 316 Embedded Vlog series has released with Ep. 1 up right now. This series follows the fighters competing at UFC 316 in a behind the scenes look on fight week leading up to Saturday's event. It shows their training, nutrition and overall day to day life – pretty cool to see! Generally there’s six Embedded Vlogs that get released over the duration of fight week leading up to Saturday; all of them will be posted here.
Ep. 2 of UFC 316 Embedded: Vlog Series is out now!
Ep. 3 of UFC 316 Embedded: Vlog Series is out now!
Ep. 4 of UFC 316 Embedded: Vlog Series is out now!
Ep. 5 of UFC 316 Embedded: Vlog Series is out now!
Ep. 6 of UFC 316 Embedded: Vlog Series is out now!
UFC 316 Main Card weigh-in results:
- Merab Dvalishvili and Sean O’Malley tip the scales at 134lbs and 135lbs respectively.
- Julianna Pena and Kayla Harrison tip the scales at 135lbs a piece.
- Kelvin Gastelum and Joe Pyfer tip the scales at 185lbs a piece.
- Mario Bautista and Patchy Mix tip the scales at 135lbs a piece.
- Vicente Luque and Kevin Holland tip the scales at 170lbs a piece.
Final face-offs for Merab Dvalishvili vs Sean O’Malley and Julianna Pena vs Kayla Harrison:
Sean O’Malley says he wants to avenge his loss to Merab Dvalishvili more than getting the belt back.
“I want the Merab win back rather than I need the belt back.”
UFC 316 will not allow 12-to-6 elbows, among other rules as the New Jersey State Athletic Control Board hasn’t adopted the Unified Rules for MMA.
Amanda Nunes says if she were to return, she plans to face the winner of Julianna Pena vs Kayla Harrison and stick around after.
Interim UFC Heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall says Jon Jones has retired.
“People think I’m joking but it’s the truth – Jon is retired. I’m not the kind of guy to pull any media stunts or anything like that. What I’m saying is the truth and it will be announced pretty soon as far as I’m aware.”
UFC Heavyweight champion Jon Jones says he’d rather relinquish his belt than be stripped of it. He also shows interest in a clash with former UFC Heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou after Ngannou’s coach says he’s open to returning to the UFC:
