The two got together for the first time last summer in Las Vegas, where Dvalishvili became the champion via unanimous decision. He's since defended once and will share headlining duties with O'Malley at the Prudential Center in Newark atop a 13-bout card whose five-bout main show is being packaged as UFC 316.

Now, O’Malley looks to win the championship for a second time. He has a career record of 18-2, with 12 wins by knockout. Dvashvili has won 12 straight fights, beating Umar Nurmagomedov at UFC 311 by unanimous decision. He is 19-4 with 15 wins coming by decision.

The UFC makes its return to New Jersey this week both bantamweight titles on the line at the top of the bill. UFC 316 (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+) takes place Saturday at Prudential Center in Newark. Get pick results from our 11 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers, as well as additional analysis, below.

Sean O'Malley looks for redemption against Bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili in the headliner of UFC 316. Find out how to watch this fight today.

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The UFC is back in New Jersey for UFC 316, its sixth pay-per-view of the calendar year, and the popular "Embedded" fight week video series is here to document what's happening behind the scenes. UFC 316 (pay-per-view,