UFC 322

Last updated
UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
DateNovember 15, 2025 (2025-11-15)
Venue Madison Square Garden
City New York City, New York, United States
Event chronology
UFC Fight Night 264 UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev UFC Fight Night 265

UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on November 15, 2025, at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York, United States. [1]

Contents

Background

The event will mark the promotion's 12th visit to New York City and first since UFC 309 in November 2024. [1]

A UFC Welterweight Championship bout between current champion Jack Della Maddalena and former UFC Lightweight Champion Islam Makhachev is scheduled to headline the event. [2] Makhachev vacated his lightweight title in May in order to move up to welterweight. [3]

In addition, a UFC Women's Flyweight Championship bout between current two-time champion Valentina Shevchenko and current two-time UFC Women's Strawweight Champion Zhang Weili is scheduled to co-headline the event. Weili will vacate her strawweight title in order to challenge for the flyweight title. [4]

Fight card

Main card
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Welterweight Jack Della Maddalena (c)vs. Islam Makhachev [a]
Women's Flyweight Valentina Shevchenko (c)vs. Zhang Weili [b]
Welterweight Leon Edwards vs. Carlos Prates
  1. For the UFC Welterweight Championship.
  2. For the UFC Women's Flyweight Championship.

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Announced bouts

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Mike Johnston (2025-08-28). "Two champion vs. champion fights to headline UFC 322 in New York". sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 2025-08-29.
  2. Nolan King (2025-08-28). "UFC 322 main event announced: Jack Della Maddalena vs. Islam Makhachev". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-08-28.
  3. Alexander Behunin (2025-05-13). "Vegas heat! Dana White drops UFC 317 fight card - Ilia Topuria vs. Charles Oliveira headlines for vacant lightweight title". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2025-05-13.
  4. Nolan King (2025-08-28). "UFC champ vacates title for super-fight showdown; contenders to fight for vacant title". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-08-28.
  5. "UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2025-08-28.
  6. King, Nolan. "UFC books Erin Blanchfield vs. Tracy Cortez – a rematch six years in making". MMA Junkie. Retrieved 2025-08-26.