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.

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.

Kayla Harrison and Merab Dvalishvili put on a pair of standout performances to win their championship bouts Saturday at UFC 316. In the main event of the evening, men’s bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili submitted Sean O’Malley to score a second victory over his rival,

The only thing separating us from two scintillating title fights at UFC 316 in Newark is time. All main card fighters successfully made weight Friday morning, with Kayla Harrison making the contracted cut-off of 135 pounds for her title fight against champion Julianna Pena in the co-main event.