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MMA Fighting on MSNJulianna Peña releases statement following UFC 316 loss, Kayla Harrison vs. Amanda Nunes faceoff: ‘I’m calling dibs on the winner’Julianna Peña expects to still be in the championship conversation whenever she returns to action. “The Venezuelan Vixen” fell short in the first defense of her second bantamweight championship reign Saturday at UFC 316,
Merab Dvalishvili and Kayla Harrison had title-fight wins at UFC 316. What's next for the champs? MMA Junkie's Mike Bohn plays matchmaker.
The two-time bantamweight champion had spent months going after two-time Olympic gold medalist Harrison any way possible prior to their UFC 316 co-main event. Their back-and-forth has been unusually heated for a women’s fight, and led to a tense feeling in the Prudential Center.
UFC 316 set the foundation for some of the next title fights we'll see in the future, as Merab Dvalishvili beat Sean O'Malley to retain the men's bantamweight title and Kayla Harrison knocked off Julianna Peña to claim the women's bantamweight championship.
UFC CEO Dana White and the UFC 316 title fight winners are expected to attend the post-fight press conference.