Overview
- Official weigh-ins produced a single miss as Beneil Dariush came in 1.2 pounds over the lightweight limit, will forfeit 20% of his purse, and will face Benoît Saint Denis at catchweight.
- Makhachev is the betting favorite to unseat Jack Della Maddalena, who makes his first welterweight title defense after winning the belt in May.
- Valentina Shevchenko defends her women’s flyweight crown against Zhang Weili, who has moved up from strawweight for a title challenge.
- The main card also includes Sean Brady vs. Michael Morales in a potential welterweight eliminator and Leon Edwards vs. Carlos Prates.
- Sidelined contender Shavkat Rakhmonov, recovering from a knee injury, publicly pushed back on Della Maddalena’s comments about inactivity, highlighting flux in the 170-pound title picture.