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One of the most enticing fights of the year is set to headline UFC 322 next weekend, as Jack Della Maddalena takes on Islam Makhachev in New York City.
At the historic Madison Square Garden, Della Maddalena defends the welterweight title against Makhachev, who seeks two-division champion status after giving up the lightweight belt earlier this year.
Australia’s “JDM”, 29, won the title at 170lb with a clinic against Belal Muhammad in May, the same month that Makhachev vacated the belt at 155lb. Makhachev, 34, had sworn that he would not challenge his former training partner Muhammad, but the latter’s failure to retain his title opened the door for Makhachev to move up in weight.
And in next Saturday’s co-main event, Zhang Weili emulates Russia’s Makhachev by moving up a division and eyeing more gold; the Chinese star, having vacated the women’s strawweight belt to end her second reign, goes after Valentina Shevchenko’s flyweight belt in a true super-fight.
Here’s all you need to know.
When is UFC 322?
UFC 322 takes place on Saturday 15 November, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The early prelims will begin at 11pm GMT (3pm PT / 5pm CT / 6pm ET), with the regular prelims following at 1am GMT on Sunday (5pm PT / 7pm CT / 8pm ET) on Saturday). The main card is then set for 3am GMT on Sunday (7pm PT / 9pm CT / 10pm ET).
How can I watch it?
In the UK, the UFC 321 main card will air live on TNT Sports Box Office at a cost of £19.99. Viewers do not need a TNT subscription to buy the pay-per-view. It can also be purchased via Discovery+, EE TV, Virgin Media, Amazon Prime Video, and Sky Sports. The prelims will stream live on Discovery+ and UFC Fight Pass.
In the US, ESPN+ will stream the main card on pay-per-view. ESPN+ will also stream the prelims to its subscribers, as will UFC Fight Pass.
Odds
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Jack Della Maddalena won the welterweight title in May (Getty Images)
Della Maddalena – 21/10; Makhachev – 4/11
Shevchenko – 20/21; Zhang – 5/6
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Fight card in full
Subject to change; ‘C’ denotes champion
Main card
Jack Della Maddalena (C) vs Islam Makhachev (welterweight title)
Valentina Shevchenko (C) vs Zhang Weili (women’s flyweight title)
Sean Brady vs Michael Morales (welterweight)
Leon Edwards vs Carlos Prates (welterweight)
Beneil Dariush vs Benoit Saint-Denis (lightweight)
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Zhang Weili, like Makhachev, is going for gold in a second division (Getty Images)
Prelims
Bo Nickal vs Rodolfo Vieira (middleweight)
Roman Kopylov vs Gregory Rodrigues (middleweight)
Erin Blanchfield vs Tracy Cortez (women’s flyweight)
Malcolm Wellmaker vs Cody Haddon (bantamweight)
Early prelims
Kyle Daukaus vs Gerald Meerschaert (middleweight)
Angela Hill vs Fatima Kline (women’s strawweight)
Baisangur Susurkaev vs Eric McConico (middleweight)
