Jack Della Maddalena vs. Islam Makhachev is official!
After making keen battle followers wait 10 hours, Dana White finally announced via Instagram that on Saturday, November 15, ‘JDM’ will put his middleweight world championship on the road towards the previous light-weight king at UFC 322. The occasion will emanate from the world’s most well-known enviornment, Madison Sq. Backyard.
It will likely be Della Maddalena’s first time defending the 170-pound crown since wrestling it away from Belal Muhammad in Might.
Actually hours after the belt was wrapped about the Aussie’s waist, Makhachev revealed that he would vacate his light-weight title to maneuver up a weight class and problem ‘JDM’ for his newly-gotten gold.
However White wasn’t carried out there.
Shevchenko vs. Zhang joins ‘JDM’ vs. Makhachev at UFC 322
The UFC CEO additionally revealed that Zhang Weili has vacated her girls’s strawweight strap in a bid to maneuver up and problem reigning flyweight queen, Valentina Shevchenko. It will likely be Shevchenko’s second protection since reclaiming the crown by way of a dominant five-round efficiency towards Alexa Grasso at UFC 306. In Might, ‘Bullet’ bested Manon Fiorot and instantly welcomed a possible champion vs. champion conflict towards Zhang.
With ‘Magnum’ relinquishing the strawweight title, White confirmed {that a} new champion can be topped at UFC 321 on October twenty fifth when the division’s top-ranked contender, Virna Jandiroba, faces BJJ sensation Mackenzie Dern.
Additionally on faucet at UFC 322 is a high-stakes welterweight showdown between former titleholder Leon Edwards and Combating Nerds fan favourite Carlos Prates.
