Overview
- Flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko defends her title against former strawweight titleholder Zhang Weili on Nov. 15 in New York.
- Zhang relinquished the 115-pound belt earlier this year to move up in pursuit of two-division champion status.
- Islam Makhachev tops the card against welterweight champion Jack Della Maddalena after also vacating a belt to change divisions.
- Anik highlighted Shevchenko’s recent back-to-back wins over Alexa Grasso and Manon Fiorot as part of his excitement for the co-main event.
- Shevchenko said a future fight with bantamweight champion Kayla Harrison would be appealing but reiterated her focus on UFC 322, as Harrison has discussed facing Amanda Nunes next and floated a potential 2026 White House card.