Two high-caliber fights will star in the UFC’s annual pay-per-view event in New York.<\/p>\n
The former lightweight champion, Islam Makhachev, will seek to conquer a second title by facing the current welterweight champion, Jack Della Maddalena, at UFC 322 on November 15 at Madison Square Garden. This was announced by UFC CEO Dana White.<\/p>\n
In the co-main event, former strawweight champion Zhang Weili will move up to flyweight to challenge Valentina Shevchenko.<\/p>\n
Makhachev, with a record of 27-1, vacated the 155-pound title earlier this year anticipating his move up to welterweight. Zhang (26-3) also vacated her 115-pound championship to compete at 125 pounds.<\/p>\n
Makhachev defended his lightweight title four times before announcing his transition to welterweight. He will attempt to achieve what his mentor, Khabib Nurmagomedov, never accomplished in his outstanding career: to become a two-division champion.<\/p>\n
Della Maddalena (18-2), from Perth, Australia, hasn’t suffered defeats since the first two of his professional career in 2016. He obtained the UFC title after defeating Belal Muhammad by unanimous decision in May.<\/p>\n
Zhang is coming off a title defense against Tatiana Suarez in February. Shevchenko is the most dominant figure in UFC flyweight history. The 37-year-old fighter is a two-time champion with eight title defenses across two reigns.<\/p>\n
White also announced a welterweight fight on the main card between former champion Leon Edwards (22-5) and the promising Brazilian contender Carlos Prates (22-7).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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