Overview
- The New York event is set for Saturday with early prelims from 6 p.m. ET, prelims at 8 p.m. ET and the main card at 10 p.m. ET.
- Jack Della Maddalena defends the welterweight title against Islam Makhachev, who moves up from lightweight in a bid for two-division gold and a win that would tie Anderson Silva’s 16-fight UFC win streak record.
- Valentina Shevchenko puts her flyweight belt on the line against former strawweight champion Zhang Weili in the co-main event.
- Broadcast plans are finalized: ESPN Select PPV in the United States, Disney+ in much of Latin America, FOX Sports Premium in Mexico, Max in Spain and TNT Sports/Discovery+ in the U.K. and Ireland.
- The main card includes Sean Brady vs Michael Morales, Leon Edwards vs Carlos Prates and Beneil Dariush vs Benoît Saint Denis, with Dariush over the lightweight limit and the bout proceeding at catchweight with a fine.