Overview

• Dana White announced on social media that UFC 322 will take place Nov. 15 at Madison Square Garden, headlined by welterweight champion Jack Della Maddalena vs. former lightweight champion Islam Makhachev.
• Zhang Weili has vacated the strawweight title to challenge Valentina Shevchenko for the flyweight belt in the co-main event.
• UFC 321 is set for Oct. 25 in Abu Dhabi, where Virna Jandiroba will face Mackenzie Dern for the vacant strawweight championship.
• Former welterweight champ Leon Edwards will face Carlos Prates on the UFC 322 main card.
• Makhachev relinquished the 155-pound belt after a record four defenses, while Della Maddalena captured welterweight gold by defeating Belal Muhammad in May.