There is a gold rush in New York Metropolis. UFC 322 takes place in Madison Sq. Backyard on Nov. 15, with two superfights on the poster. Jack Della Maddalena vs. Islam Makhachev and Valentina Shevchenko vs. Zhang Weili headline the huge pay-per-view.
Technically, champion vs. champion tremendous fights are a factor of the previous as a result of UFC CEO Dana White’s new philosophy requires champions to vacate their titles earlier than altering divisions. That is precisely what occurred with Makhachev and Zhang, who relinquished their UFC titles to maneuver up in weight and change into two-division champions.
Makhachev (27-1) set the document for many UFC light-weight title defenses, eclipsing mentor Khabib Nurmagomedov and others, earlier than shifting as much as problem Jack Della Maddalena within the latter’s first title protection. Della Maddalena impressed some confidence that he can provide Makhachev a troublesome combat after busting up Belal Muhammad to change into the 170-pound champion.
Zhang Weili dominated ladies’s strawweight earlier than leaving Mackenzie Dern to choose up the vacant strap at UFC 321. Her second reign as champion noticed her beat Amanda Lemos, Yan Xiaonan and Tatiana Suarez. Now she seeks to place an finish to Shevchenko’s second ladies’s flyweight title reign, which Shevchenko kick-started after ending her sequence with former champ Alexa Grasso.
UFC 322 additionally options quite a few notable undercard fighters: former UFC champion Leon Edwards, prime welterweight contender Sean Brady, in style prospect Bo Nickal and the ultra-violent Benoit Saint Denis.
Beneath is the entire combat card for UFC 322, together with the newest odds. Verify again all week lengthy for the newest information, options, and different content material round this large occasion.
UFC 322 combat card, odds
Odds by way of DraftKings Sportsbook
- Islam Makhachev -258 (c) vs. Jack Della Maddalena +210, welterweight title
- Valentina Shevchenko -115 (c) vs. Zhang Weili -105, ladies’s flyweight title
- Sean Brady vs. Michael Morales, welterweights
- Bo Nickal vs. Rodolfo Vieira, middleweights
- Carlos Prates -200 vs. Leon Edwards +150, welterweights
- Beneil Dariush vs. Benoit Saint Denis, lightweights
- Roman Kopylov vs. Gregory Rodrigues, middleweights
- Erin Blanchfield vs. Tracy Cortes, ladies’s flyweights
- Malcolm Wellmaker vs. Cody Haddon, bantamweights
- Kyle Daukaus vs. Gerald Meerschaert, middleweights
- Angela Hill vs. Fatima Kline, ladies’s strawweights
- Baisangur Susurkaev vs. Eric McConico, middleweights
UFC 322 information
- Date: Nov. 15
- Location: Madison Sq. Backyard — New York Metropolis
- Begin time: 10 p.m. ET (Fundamental card)
- Easy methods to watch: ESPN+ PPV
