Marlon Vera and Mario Bautista‘s bantamweight bout has been rescheduled from UFC Des Moines on May 3 to UFC 316 on June 7 in Newark, New Jersey, with no reason provided for the change.
Marlon Vera and Mario Bautista are still set to clash, but the date’s been pushed back a bit. Originally, they were supposed to meet at UFC Des Moines on May 3. Now, mark your calendars for June 7, when they’ll face off at UFC 316 in Newark, N.J. Why the change? No one’s spilling the beans.
UFC 316 isn’t just about Vera and Bautista, though. It’s headlined by a championship rematch between Merab Dvalishvili and Sean O’Malley. Plus, Kayla Harrison’s taking on Julianna Peña for the women’s 135-pound title in the co-main event. Talk about a stacked card!
“Chito” Vera’s making his first appearance of 2025 after a rough patch last year. He challenged for the bantamweight title at UFC 299 in March but lost to O’Malley. Later, he faced Deiveson Figueiredo in August and dropped another decision at UFC Abu Dhabi.
On the flip side, Bautista’s riding high on a seven-fight win streak. His latest victory was a controversial split decision over Jose Aldo at UFC 307 in October. Quite the feather in his cap!
In other news, Johnny Walker is set to duke it out with Azamat Murzakanov in a light heavyweight contest. Exciting times ahead!