Former UFC bantamweight champ Garbrandt (14-6 MMA, 9-6 UFC) competes for the first time since UFC 300 in April 2024 when he takes on Barcelos (19-5 MMA, 8-4 UFC) at State Farm Arena (ESPN, ESPN+ ). It's an important bout for him, especially after recently signing a new multi-fight contract with the promotion.

Sean O'Malley suffered his second straight defeat to UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 316. Yet he appears at peace with the outcome and unshaken in his self-belief, praising Dvalishvili as the best bantamweight ever.

In the wake of UFC 316, O'Malley (18-3 MMA, 10-3 UFC) is sorting through the emotions of his second loss to Merab Dvalishvili (20-4 MMA, 13-2 UFC). There's peace – something he's not experienced in the past,

Merab Dvalishvili is becoming the kind of problem for the bantamweight division that there is currently no answers for. At 34, the proud native of Georgia continues to make his claim for both inclusion in the conversation of pound-for-pound best in the sport and the increasing likelihood that he one day finishes his 135-pound title reign as the best bantamweight in the sport's history.

Merab Dvalishvili and Kayla Harrison weren't the only big winners at UFC 316 to get a major bump in the promotion's rankings.

Merab Dvalishvili stuns UFC fans by skyrocketing to No. 2 in pound-for-pound rankings, replacing former champ Jon Jones.