Overview
- UFC 322 is set for Saturday, November 15 at Madison Square Garden with the main card on ESPN+ pay-per-view at 10 p.m. ET and prelims on ESPN platforms starting at 8 p.m. ET.
- Islam Makhachev vacated the lightweight belt to pursue two-division status, enters on a 15-fight UFC win streak with record lightweight title defenses, and called this the biggest fight of his career after a hard, weight-gain camp.
- Jack Della Maddalena, making his first welterweight title defense, says he still carries an underdog mentality, expects takedowns, and points to improved transitional grappling after work that helped him beat Belal Muhammad.
- Oddsmakers list Makhachev as the clear favorite, framing a striker-versus-grappler matchup between Della Maddalena’s precise boxing and Makhachev’s takedown-heavy control.
- The co-main event features women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko defending against Zhang Weili.