Overview
- The bantamweight bout is scheduled for Nov. 15, 2025 at Madison Square Garden as part of the UFC 322 pay-per-view on ESPN+.
- Eurosport’s Marcel Dorff first reported the pairing, which was then confirmed on social media by Malcolm Wellmaker and Serhiy Sidey and corroborated by multiple outlets.
- Wellmaker enters 10-0 as a pro and 2-0 in the UFC with consecutive first-round knockouts that earned Performance of the Night bonuses.
- Sidey is 12-2 overall and 2-1 in the UFC after rebounding from his debut loss with decision wins over Garrett Armfield and Cameron Smotherman.
- UFC 322 is slated to feature Jack Della Maddalena vs. Islam Makhachev for the welterweight title and Valentina Shevchenko vs. Zhang Weili for the women’s flyweight belt.