UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2 picks and predictions
See who we think will win this Saturday in New Jersey!
UFC 316 comes to us live from New Jersey this weekend. I think it’s safe to say Donald Trump and Elon Musk won’t be sitting side by side in the front row for this one, pretending to enjoy the action.
There will be lots of action to be had, though. This might be one of the weaker of the upcoming PPV cards, but I still think it’s pretty good. I love a Merab Dvalishvili fight and on Saturday we’ll see him run it back with Sean O’Malley. We’ve also got Julianna Pena attempting to stop Kayla Harrison from finally becomming a UFC champ.
On the main card we’ve also got Kevin Holland vs. Vicente Luque (cool), Mario Bautista vs. Patchy Mix (interesting) and Kelvin Gastelum vs. Joe Pyfer (fun).
The prelims have some standout fights, too, including Quillan Salkilld vs. Yanal Ashmouz and appearances from Joshua Van and Wang Cong.
As ever, we’ve got our very awesome and quite accurate picks below. We did OK last time out, as a squad, on that abomination of a fight card. I did excellent, though. You can see our leader board below (I’ve got that above the paywall now, so you can check out how we’re doing).
If you’re using our picks to make gets — good luck! But also, please bet responsibly.
Leader board
I’m still leading this thing. Last week I went 10-3 and hit my lock pick (again) to bank an extra 10 points. I’m 15-2 on those this season. Last week I went with Zachary Reese. Check out who I have this week, below.
All of us are over 60% on picking winners this season. Nate remains the most accurate, at almost 70%. See his picks below, too.
Merab Dvalishvili (-280) vs. Sean O’Malley (+230)
Miguel Class: The problem with senseless rematches is that there isn’t really much to say and I have a hard time imagining anyone arguing in good faith for an O’Malley pick here. It’s not like O’Malley doesn’t have paths to victory and everyone acknowledged that in the first fights, but it’s clear that his chances to land a fight-changing strike are fleeting. Furthermore, …