UFC 322
Mixed martial arts event in 2025
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UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev (branded as VeChain UFC 322 for sponsorship reasons) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on November 15, 2025, at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York, United States.[2]
| 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 | |||
| 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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Background
The event marked the promotion's 12th visit to New York City and first since UFC 309 in November 2024.[2]
A UFC Welterweight Championship bout between current champion Jack Della Maddalena and former UFC Lightweight Champion Islam Makhachev headlined the event.[3] Makhachev vacated his lightweight title in May in order to move up to welterweight.[4]
In addition, a UFC Women's Flyweight Championship bout between current two-time champion Valentina Shevchenko and former two-time UFC Women's Strawweight Champion Zhang 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 opponent Benoît Saint Denis.[10]
Results
| 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 | |
- For the UFC Welterweight Championship.
Bonus awards
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[12]
- Fight of the Night: No bonus awarded.
- Performance of the Night: Michael Morales, Carlos Prates, Benoît Saint Denis, and Bo Nickal
