Overview
- Makhachev outlanded Jack Della Maddalena 123-31, went 4-for-4 on takedowns and logged 19:10 of control time in a unanimous 50-45 decision at Madison Square Garden.
- Valentina Shevchenko shut out Zhang Weili 50-45 to retain the flyweight belt and became the first female UFC fighter to record 60 career takedowns.
- UFC awarded $50,000 bonuses to Carlos Prates, Michael Morales, Bo Nickal and Benoit Saint Denis after highlight-reel knockouts that boosted their contender trajectories.
- Prates knocked out former champion Leon Edwards in Round 2 and Morales stopped No. 2-ranked Sean Brady in Round 1, accelerating the scramble for a shot at the new champion.
- A brawl involving Dillon Danis briefly delayed the pay-per-view start, and Makhachev used his post-fight interview to call for a title defense at a proposed White House event, addressing President Donald Trump.