Overview
- Jack Della Maddalena weighed 169.8 pounds and Islam Makhachev 170.0, confirming Saturday’s welterweight title main event at Madison Square Garden.
- Valentina Shevchenko and Zhang Weili each hit 124.6 pounds to finalize the women’s flyweight co-main event.
- Beneil Dariush missed the lightweight limit at 157.2 pounds; his bout with Benoît Saint Denis proceeds at catchweight with a 20% purse forfeiture.
- A prolonged faceoff between Della Maddalena and Makhachev prompted Dana White to step in and separate the fighters.
- Sportsbooks list Makhachev as the moneyline favorite over Della Maddalena, with extensive props posted, and the broadcast runs 6 p.m. ET early prelims, 8 p.m. prelims, and 10 p.m. ET ESPN+ PPV.