| UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev | ||||
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The poster for UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | November 15, 2025 (2025-11-15) | |||
| Venue | Madison Square Garden | |||
| City | New York City, New York, United States | |||
| Attendance | 20,664[1] | |||
| Total gate | $13,624,189[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev (branded asVeChain UFC 322 for sponsorship reasons) was amixed martial arts event produced by theUltimate Fighting Championship that took place on November 15, 2025, atMadison Square Garden inNew York City, New York, United States.[2]
The event marked the promotion's 12th visit to New York City and first sinceUFC 309 in November 2024.[2]
AUFC Welterweight Championship bout between current championJack Della Maddalena and formerUFC Lightweight ChampionIslam Makhachev headlined the event.[3] Makhachev vacated his lightweight title in May in order to move up to welterweight.[4]
In addition, aUFC Women's Flyweight Championship bout between current two-time championValentina Shevchenko and former two-timeUFC Women's Strawweight ChampionZhang Weili co-headlined the event. Zhang vacated her strawweight title in October in order to challenge for the flyweight title.[5]
A bantamweight bout between Malcolm Wellmaker and Serhiy Sidey was scheduled for this event.[6] However, Sidey withdrew due to a shoulder injury and was replaced by Cody Haddon.[7][8] Two days before the event, Haddon also withdrew due to an injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer Ethyn Ewing. The bout was subsequently shifted to the featherweight division.[9]
At the weigh-ins,Beneil Dariush weighed in at 157.2 pounds, 1.2 pounds over the lightweight non-title fight limit. The bout proceeded at catchweight and he was fined 25 percent of his purse, which went to his opponentBenoît Saint Denis.[10]
| Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight | Islam Makhachev | def. | Jack Della Maddalena (c) | Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 50–45) | 5 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Women's Flyweight | Valentina Shevchenko (c) | def. | Zhang Weili | Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 50–45) | 5 | 5:00 | [b] |
| Welterweight | Michael Morales | def. | Sean Brady | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:27 | |
| Welterweight | Carlos Prates | def. | Leon Edwards | KO (punches) | 2 | 1:28 | |
| Catchweight (157.2 lb) | Benoît Saint Denis | def. | Beneil Dariush | KO (punches) | 1 | 0:16 | |
| Preliminary card (ESPNEWS / ESPN+) | |||||||
| Middleweight | Bo Nickal | def. | Rodolfo Vieira | KO (head kick) | 3 | 2:24 | |
| Middleweight | Gregory Rodrigues | def. | Roman Kopylov | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Flyweight | Erin Blanchfield | def. | Tracy Cortez | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 4:44 | |
| Featherweight | Ethyn Ewing | def. | Malcolm Wellmaker | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Early preliminary card (ESPN+ / UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Middleweight | Kyle Daukaus | def. | Gerald Meerschaert | Submission (brabo choke) | 1 | 0:50 | |
| Featherweight | Pat Sabatini | def. | Chepe Mariscal | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Fatima Kline | def. | Angela Hill | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Baisangur Susurkaev | def. | Eric McConico | KO (punch) | 3 | 1:38 | |
| Lightweight | Matheus Camilo | def. | Viacheslav Borshchev | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[12]