Overview
- Jack Della Maddalena made 169.8 lb after a brief scare on the scale, Islam Makhachev hit 170.0 lb, and Valentina Shevchenko and Zhang Weili each came in at 124.6 lb to finalize both title fights.
- Beneil Dariush missed weight at 157.2 lb for his lightweight bout with Benoît Saint Denis, which will proceed at catchweight with Dariush forfeiting 20% of his purse.
- UFC 322 takes place Saturday at Madison Square Garden with early prelims at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN+/Disney+/UFC Fight Pass, prelims at 8 p.m. ET on ESPNEWS/ESPN+/Disney+/FX, and the PPV main card at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN+.
- Sportsbooks list Makhachev as the betting favorite over Della Maddalena (examples include around -275 for Makhachev and +220 for the champion).
- Fighters and analysts are split on the main event, with many picking Makhachev while notable voices such as Israel Adesanya, Alexander Volkanovski, and Max Holloway publicly back Della Maddalena.