Overview
- Official weigh-ins are complete with Jack Della Maddalena and Islam Makhachev on weight, while Beneil Dariush missed by 1.2 pounds and forfeits 20% of his purse as his bout proceeds at catchweight.
- Sportsbooks list Makhachev roughly between -275 and -305, with Della Maddalena around +220 to +245, reflecting a striker-versus-grappler matchup that has split expert predictions.
- The main card streams on ESPN+ pay-per-view at 10 p.m. ET, with prelims on FX/ESPNEWS and ESPN+ at 8 p.m. ET and early prelims at 6 p.m. ET.
- Makhachev seeks a welterweight title to become a two-division champion and could tie Anderson Silva’s UFC record of 16 consecutive wins with a victory.
- The co-main event features flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko defending against Zhang Weili, who vacated the strawweight belt to move up for this challenge.