2+ week, 3+ day ago (250+ words) Jack Della Maddalena and Islam Makhachev battle for welterweight title at UFC 322 This is the UFC 322 live blog for Jack Della Maddalena vs. Islam Makhachev, the welterweight championship main event bout Saturday at Madison Square Garden in New York. Makhachev is No. 1 in MMA Fighting's Pound-for-Pound Rankings, while Della Maddalena stands at No. 8. Check out the UFC 322 live blog for Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev below. Hey JDM, you just won the welterweight title and your first test? The pound-for-pound best fighter in the world. But you know what, if Della Maddalena pulls this off, that immediately takes him to another level of stardom. And if Makhachev takes care of business, he might have a case to pass his mentor Khabib on the all-time list. Always tell me the odds Makhachev a huge favorite at -320, while Della Maddalena is an intriguing…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago (264+ words) JDM, Islam Makhachev expected to face media Wednesday The UFC 322 media day will feature 18 of the event's 28 fighters Wednesday afternoon in New York City. UFC welterweight champion Jack Della Maddalena, former UFC champion Islam Makhachev, UFC flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko, and former UFC strawweight champion Zhang Weili are all expected to attend the event. The tentative UFC 322 media day schedule is as follows: 11:30 a.m. ET: Rodolfo Vieira 11:45 a.m.: Benoit Saint Denis 12 p.m.: Cory Haddon 12:15 p.m.: Tracy Cortez 12:30 p.m.: Carlos Prates 12:45 p.m.: Gregory Rodrigues 1 p.m.: Michael Morales 1:15 p.m.: Zhang Weili 1:30 p.m.: Islam Makhachev 1:45 p.m.: Roman Kopylov 2 p.m.: Valentina Shevchenko 2:15 p.m.: Leon Edwards 2:30 p.m.: Erin Blanchfield 2:45 p.m.: Bo Nickal 3 p.m.: Beneil Dariush 3:15 p.m.: Malcolm Wellmaker 3:30 p.m.: Jack Della Maddalena 3:45 p.m.: Sean Brady The broadcast team is set for UFC 322 ahead of Jack Della Maddalena vs. Islam Makhachev in the main event Multiple UFC fighters were released this week, including heavyweight Chris Barnett. Topics include UFC 322, Jack Della Maddalena vs. Islam…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago (210+ words) The UFC 322 press conference kicks off at 5 p.m. ET from NYC Welterweight champion Jack Della Maddalena and challenger Islam Makhachev are set to square off at the UFC 322 pre-fight press conference on Thursday along with many of the other fighters competing on the card. Della Maddalena looks for his first title defense after beating Belal Muhammad to win the belt while Makhachev seeks to become the 11th fighter in UFC history to capture titles in two different divisions. The entire UFC 322 main card is set to appear at the press conference, which also includes flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko as she meets former strawweight queen Zhang Weili in the co-main event. The UFC 322 pre-fight press conference is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. ET. Malcolm Wellmaker faces Cody Haddon in a bantamweight matchup on the UFC 322 prelims on Saturday. Israel Adesanya picks JDM to KO…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago (287+ words) Jack Della Maddalena defends UFC title in UFC 322 main event MMA Fighting has a UFC 322 live stream watch party for Saturday's UFC event at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Saturday night. In the main event, Jack Della Maddalena defends the welterweight title for the first time against former lightweight champion Islam Makhachev. Join MMA Fighting's Mike Heck, Jed Meshew, and other special guests to watch along with UFC 322 as the main card happens. In the co-main event, flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko puts her title on the line against former, multi-time strawweight champion Zhang Weili in a highly-anticipated superfight. UFC 322 also includes a pair of pivotal welterweight matchups between surging contenders Sean Brady and Michael Morales, along with former champion Leon Edwards facing fan-favorite knockout artist Carlos Prates. The UFC 322 main card kicks off with a lightweight banger…...

3+ week, 12+ hour ago (246+ words) Topics include UFC 322, Jack Della Maddalena vs. Islam Makhachev, and much more The vast majority of the fan base couldn't be more ready to see a UFC event with very high stakes, meaning, and excitement, as UFC 322 is finally here and it couldn't be here fast enough. How does the UFC's return to Madison Square Garden compare to other events before it? Join MMA Fighting's Mike Heck and Jed Meshew as they answer your questions all show long to get you ready for UFC 322. Watch the show live at Noon ET / 9 a.m. PT in the video above. If you missed the show live, you can still watch above, or listen to the podcast version, which can be found below and on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever you get your pods. Watch UFC Countdown featuring Jack Della Maddalena, Islam Makhachev,…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago (427+ words) Carlos Prates becomes the first person to ever finish Leon Edwards with a knockout Carlos Prates added yet another accolade to his resume after he became the first person to knock out Leon Edwards after demolishing the former welterweight champion with a vicious straight left hand to end their fight at UFC 322. The Brazilian promised he was going to end Edwards" night in violent fashion and that"s exactly what he did. The finishing shot came after Prates let up a perfectly timed straight left hand that went right down the middle, cracked Edwards on the chin and sent him crashing to the canvas in a heap. The referee rushed in to save Edwards from further harm with the end coming at 1:28 in the second round. In a battle of strikers, Edwards actually connected with the first real shot after he…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago (306+ words) Valentina Shevchenko and Zhang Weili battle for flyweight title at UFC 322 This is the UFC 322 live blog for Valentina Shevchenko vs. Zhang Weili, the flyweight championship co-main event bout Saturday at Madison Square Garden in New York. Shevchenko and Zhang sit atop MMA Fighting's Pound-for-Pound Rankings, at No. 2 and No. 1, respectively. Zhang (26-3) has been equally indomitable in her UFC career, losing only to Rose Namajunas. Outside of "Thug Rose," Zhang has run through much of her competition at strawweight, including the previously undefeated Tatiana Suarez, who was soundly defeated by Zhang at UFC 312. That marked the third title defense of Zhang's second reign as 115-pound champion, giving her four in total. The strawweight title was left vacant (and later won by Mackenzie Dern) by Zhang as she looks to join an illustrious list of legends who have become UFC champion…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago (298+ words) Jack Della Maddalena, Islam Makhachev, Valentina Shevchenko, and Zhang Weili hit the scales for UFC 322 At the UFC 322 weigh-ins, all 28 fighters on Saturday's UFC fight card step on the scale Friday in New York. Watch MMA Fighting's live stream of Friday's official weigh-ins above. The headliners can weigh no more than 170 pounds for the championship bout. Shevchenko and Zhang can weigh no more than 125 pounds for the championship bout. The UFC 322 official weigh-in video starts at 9 a.m. ET. The UFC 321 ceremonial weigh-in video starts at 5 p.m. ET. Main Card (ESPN+ PPV at 10 p.m. ET) Jack Della Maddalena vs. Islam Makhachev Valentina Shevchenko vs. Zhang Weili Sean Brady vs. Michael Morales Leon Edwards vs. Carlos Prates Beneil Dariush vs. Benoit Saint Denis Preliminary Card (ESPNews/ESPN+/Disney+/FX at 8 p.m. ET) Bo Nickal vs. Rodolfo Vieira Roman Kopylov vs. Gregory Rodrigues Erin Blanchfield vs. Tracy…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago (626+ words) Jack Della Maddalena addresses the state of the welterweight division ahead of his first title defense at UFC 322 UFC welterweight champion Jack Della Maddalena isn't in the business of turning down fights. That's why when the UFC came calling with Islam Makhachev as his next opponent, he didn't blink. Despite having no previous experience at 170 pounds, Makhachev's career accomplishments are many, but even more important than that was Della Maddalena's willingness to face anyone and everyone the UFC threw at him. If he's successful in his first title defense at UFC 322, the 29-year-old Australian has a long list of potential contenders awaiting him. One name that has seemingly fallen out of the race is Shavkat Rakhmonov, who hasn't been seen since a win over Ian Machado Garry in 2024. While he'll gladly face Rakhmonov if that's what the UFC wants, Della…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago (464+ words) Jake Paul plans to book a new fight for December after his matchup with Tank Davis was scrapped Jake Paul isn't biting his tongue when it comes to how he feels about Gervonta "Tank" Davis after their fight scheduled for Nov. 14 on Netflix was scrapped. Just after the announcement was made that the fight with Davis was off, Paul took to social media to unload on his now former opponent for his behavior. "Gervonta Davis is an actual walking human piece of garbage," Paul wrote on Instagram. "Working with him is an absolute nightmare. The unprofessionalism, the bizarre requests, the showing up hours late to shoots. To the numerous arrests and related accusations and lawsuits. If you support this man, you support the most vile sin a man can commit. While Paul's statement obviously admonishes Davis for the allegations against…...