Overview

• UFC CEO Dana White confirmed Makhachev vs. Della Maddalena as the UFC 322 main event on Nov. 15 at Madison Square Garden.
• Valentina Shevchenko will defend the flyweight title against Zhang Weili, who is vacating strawweight, and Leon Edwards faces Carlos Prates on the same card.
• Makhachev relinquished the 155-pound belt to move up after setting the lightweight record with four straight title defenses.
• Della Maddalena enters his first defense after defeating Belal Muhammad in May to claim the welterweight crown and remain unbeaten in the UFC.
• Della Maddalena’s coach says jiu-jitsu specialist Craig Jones will join camp to target Makhachev’s grappling, while UFC 321 in Abu Dhabi will crown a new strawweight champion in Virna Jandiroba vs. Mackenzie Dern.