Asserting his dominance a division higher at UFC 322, Islam Makhachev joined an elite club of stars to win two championships in separate weight classes overnight.
The strawweight GOAT has arrived at a crossroads. At UFC 322, Zhang Weili fell short of following in Amanda Nunes’ footsteps and becoming only the second woman in history to become a two-division champion inside the Octagon.
One of MMA’s most feared strikers has gone up against his fair share of heavy hitters over the years. There are plenty of powerful punchers in the UFC, but it is important to factor in power relative to weight class when you are making comparisons.
NEW YORK – Dana White didn’t need long to figure out what was happening when chaos erupted near cageside at the start of the UFC 322 broadcast. “I was on the other side, and I go, ‘F*ck I know exactly what that is.
NEW YORK –One of the biggest crowd brawls in UFC history broke out right as Saturday’s UFC 322 pay-per-view broadcast went live and several familiar names were in the middle of the chaos.
Islam Makhachev will look to defend the UFC welterweight title in 2026. The Dagestani star made more history inside the Octagon at Saturday’s UFC 322 pay-per-view, where he became the first fighter to follow lightweight title success with a crowning at 170 pounds.
Islam Makhachev has now done what Khamzat Chimaev is hoping to achieve. During the main event of Saturday’s UFC 322 at Madison Square Garden, the UFC crowned their 11th double champion.
Islam Makhachev’s dominant win over Jack Della Maddalena at UFC 322 not only crowned him the new welterweight champion but also pushed him deeper into the GOAT conversation.
The women’s GOAT debate became more disputed at UFC 322. In the pay-per-view co-main event at Madison Square Garden, Valentina Shevchenko comfortably beat Zhang Weili to spoil the Chinese star’s two-division ambitions and cement her status as reigning flyweight queen.
Seeing his title reign coming to an abrupt end at UFC 322, Jack Della Maddalena has been mocked by an emerging rival of his as a result. Dropping a lopsided unanimous decision loss to Islam Makhachev, Australian star Jack Della Maddalena watched on as the Russian landed his second Octagon crown following exploits at lightweight.
Dana White has admitted that he and Jon Jones recently had their first chat in months amid fan speculation. The iconic former UFC heavyweight and light-heavyweight double champion sensationally retired this summer, instead of unifying the division against Tom Aspinall.
Former lightweight champion Islam Makhachev vacated his 155-pound championship to move up to the welterweight division and challenge Jack Della Maddalena.
NEW YORK —Islam Makhachev is officially part of the UFC’s most exclusive club. The former lightweight king added welterweight gold to his resume at UFC 322, dominating Jack Della Maddalena over five one-sided rounds to become a two-division UFC champion at Madison Square Garden.
NEW YORK — So much for “toughest test in years.” Valentina Shevchenko reminded everyone why she’s one of the greatest fighters in women’s MMA history on Saturday night, turning a highly anticipated superfight into a one-sided masterclass.
NEW YORK —Leon Edwards had never been knocked out in his professional career until he ran into Carlos Prates. On the UFC 322 main card Saturday at Madison Square Garden.
Dana White is open to the idea of Islam Makhachev headlining the upcoming White House card. In June 2026, MMA’s premier promotion will host a once-in-a-lifetime event at President Donald Trump‘s official residence.
NEW YORK – Erin Blanchfield got the payback she’d been waiting five years for. On Saturday at UFC 322 inside Madison Square Garden, Blanchfield (14-2 MMA,
Valentina Shevchenko and Weili Zhang met in one of the biggest women's fights in MMA history at UFC 322. Headlined by another massive title fight featuring Jack Della Maddalena and Islam Makhachev, UFC 322's co-main event saw Zhang move up from the strawweight division to challenge Shevchenko for the women's flyweight belt.
Bo Nickal returned to the win column in emphatic fashion when he closed out the UFC 322 prelims with a huge knockout. The UFC's annual show at Madison Square Garden was as stacked as fans have come to expect, with Nickal closing out the prelims against Rodolfo Vieira before a highly-anticipated main card topped by a pair of championship bouts.
The UFC moves away from Las Vegas and heads across two time zones for its annual Madison Square Garden event in New York City this Saturday night, the site of UFC 322.
The greatest fighter in BKFC history returns to the title picture at BKFC 84. After an 18-month layoff, Lorenzo 'The Juggernaut' Hunt returns to the limelight of bare-knuckle boxing when he takes on BKFC middleweight champion Josh 'D-Day' Dyer.
A pivotal women’s flyweight matchup lands on the UFC 322 undercard as top contender Erin Blanchfield meets rising challenger Tracy Cortez. Blanchfield (13-2) enters the bout as one of the brightest young talents in the UFC.