Overview

• Dana White confirmed Jack Della Maddalena will defend the welterweight title against former lightweight champion Islam Makhachev as the UFC 322 main event in New York.
• Valentina Shevchenko will defend the women’s flyweight title against Zhang Weili in the co-main event, with Zhang vacating her strawweight belt to move up.
• With Zhang relinquishing 115 pounds, Virna Jandiroba vs. Mackenzie Dern was announced for the vacant strawweight title at UFC 321 on October 25 in Abu Dhabi.
• Former welterweight champion Leon Edwards will face Carlos Prates on the UFC 322 undercard, adding another key bout at 170 pounds.
• Della Maddalena’s coach said grappling ace Craig Jones will join the Perth camp for two months, while opening odds list Makhachev as a -235 favorite over the champion and Zhang as a slight -120 favorite over Shevchenko.