New York: UFC 322 takes over Madison Square Garden, New York, with one of the most highly-anticipated cards of the year. The event is headlined by a historic champion-vs-champion showdown as UFC welterweight king Jack Della Maddalena looks to defend his throne against former lightweight champion Islam Makhachev, who is chasing two-division gold.
Maddalena enters the cage riding 18 straight victories, while Makhachev carries a 15-fight winning streak, making this one of the longest combined streak matchups in UFC history.
The co-main event also carries championship stakes as former women’s strawweight champion Zhang Weili seeks to become a two-division champion against reigning UFC flyweight queen Valentina Shevchenko, setting up another potential legacy-defining contest.
Below is the complete UFC 322 fight lineup, including main card, prelims, and early prelim bouts airing live on ESPN+, PPV, and UFC Fight Pass.
Main Card — Live on ESPN+ PPV (10 p.m. ET)
Jack Della Maddalena (C) vs Islam Makhachev — Welterweight Title Bout
Valentina Shevchenko (C) vs Zhang Weili — Women’s Flyweight Title Fight
Sean Brady vs Michael Morales — Welterweight Bout
Leon Edwards vs Carlos Prates — Welterweight Bout
Beneil Dariush vs Benoit Saint Denis — Lightweight Bout
Prelims — ESPNews / ESPN+ (8 p.m. ET)
Bo Nickal vs Rodolfo Vieira
Roman Kopylov vs Gregory Rodrigues
Erin Blanchfield vs Tracy Cortez
Malcolm Wellmaker vs Ethyn Ewing
Early Prelims — ESPN+ / UFC Fight Pass (6 p.m. ET)
Kyle Daukaus vs Gerald Meerschaert
Pat Sabatini vs Chepe Mariscal
Angela Hill vs Fatima Kline
Baisangur Susurkaev vs Eric McConico
Viacheslav Borshchev vs Matheus Camilo
Final Notes
This card features multiple elite prospects, two championship bouts, and potential title contender eliminators. Stay tuned for live round-by-round coverage, highlights, and post-fight reactions as UFC 322 unfolds.
