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Kayla Harrison had just added UFC gold to her championship fight collection — and hugged it out with President Donald Trump — and still clutched the title belt when she bumped into Merab Dvalishvili backstage.
With her win at UFC 316, Kayla Harrison has done the unthinkable. The new bantamweight champion is defying the odds, with a feat that not even the likes of Ronda Rousey, Henry Cejudo or Daniel Cormier managed to achieve.
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.
Follow UFC 316 live results and round-by-round updates for the Merab Dvalishvili vs. Sean O'Malley 2 and Julianna Peña vs. Kayla Harrison fight card on Saturday night in Newark.
UFC CEO Dana White and the UFC 316 title fight winners are expected to attend the post-fight press conference.