Overview
- UFC 322 takes place Saturday, Nov. 15, at Madison Square Garden with Jack Della Maddalena vs. Islam Makhachev for the welterweight title and Valentina Shevchenko vs. Zhang Weili for the flyweight belt.
- BetMGM lists Makhachev as the favorite over Della Maddalena and Shevchenko as a slight favorite over Zhang.
- Official weigh-ins were held Friday in New York, with title fighters required to hit the 170- and 125-pound championship limits.
- Fight-week narratives focus on Makhachev’s grappling against Della Maddalena’s boxing, with the champion asserting he can defend takedowns for 25 minutes.
- Contender politics flared as Shavkat Rakhmonov reminded Della Maddalena that his title shot followed Rakhmonov’s injury and highlighted the champion’s earlier 14-month layoff.