Overview
- He out-grappled Jack Della Maddalena over five rounds for a unanimous 50–45 sweep at Madison Square Garden.
- The victory added him to the short list of UFC champions in two weight classes and matched Anderson Silva’s 16 consecutive UFC wins.
- Post-fight, he proposed a 2026 title defense at the White House and directly addressed President Donald Trump.
- He said he is ready for any opponent, pointing to Ian Machado Garry vs. Belal Muhammad in Doha as a potential eliminator and naming Kamaru Usman and Ilia Topuria.
- The card further reshaped the welterweight queue as Carlos Prates knocked out Leon Edwards and Michael Morales stopped Sean Brady, while Valentina Shevchenko beat Zhang Weili by unanimous decision to retain at flyweight.