Whereas Dana White made the MMA world look ahead to a number of hours, he delivered some enormous bulletins for the UFC’s upcoming pay-per-view slate, together with the promotion’s return to Madison Sq. Backyard.
The UFC CEO introduced on Thursday evening throughout an Instagram reside that the principle occasion of UFC 322 will see Jack Della Maddalena put the welterweight title on the road towards former light-weight champ Islam Makhachev on the Nov. 15 combat card in New York Metropolis, whereas the extremely anticipated superfight for the ladies’s flyweight title is about for the co-main occasion with Valentina Shevchenko defending towards Zhang Weili, who vacated her strawweight belt in lieu of this large alternative.
UFC 322 additionally features a pivotal welterweight matchup between former champ Leon Edwards and surging contender Carlos Prates.
Whereas the enterprise for UFC 322 picked up, UFC 321 added some items as properly. With Zhang vacating her 115-pound title, Virna Jandiroba and Mackenzie Dern will battle in a rematch for the vacant title within the co-main occasion of the UFC’s annual Abu Dhabi pay-per-view card. White additionally introduced Umar Nurmagomedov vs. Mario Bautista for the cardboard.
Following White’s large information, MMA Combating’s Mike Heck and E. Casey Leydon react to the combat bulletins, and take viewer questions.
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