Merab Dvalishvili canceled the Sugar Show and retained his UFC bantamweight title again with a third-round submission win over Sean O'Malley in the UFC 316 main event.

The bantamweight division took over the Prudential Center at UFC 316. A new champion was crowned in New Jersey, while a reigning champion was dominant against a former one.  In the main event, Merab Dvalishvili once again beat Sean O'Malley,

Merab Dvalishvili has become the first man tap out Sean O'Malley after a mauling performance at UFC 316. 'The Machine' was almost taken out by the fan stands ahead of his fight with 'Suga,' but left no doubt that he was the superior bantamweight champion when the cage door shut.