Middleweight fighters were in the spotlight during the UFC 322 preliminary card on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden, and it was capped off by a highlight-reel knockout from one of the most promising athletes in the division.

Twenty-four hours after a 1:50 choke loss, Isaac Dulgarian is gone—sportsbooks refund millions, IC360 probes “unusual” Round-1 money.

In January, the UFC is expected to kick off the new era with a bang. And while fans eagerly await the main event and lineup for the first major event on Paramount, which White had promised will be “massive” and “incredible,” they now know the expected location.

“Mobile customers with losing bets on the Dulgarian UFC fight will receive a cash credit within 24 hours (singles), or within 24 hours of the last leg being determined (Parlay/SGP/Super Parlay) should that bet have won without that leg included,” the sportsbook posted on X.

Islam Makhachev needed a unanimous decision to defeat Jack Della Maddalena to win the 170-pound championship and tie the UFC record of 16 straight victories to cap a pair of lackluster title fights on Saturday night at UFC 322 at Madison Square Garden.

The Dagestani grappling ace beat Della Maddalena in Saturday's main event to both reach a short list of fighters to win UFC titles at two weights and an even shorter list of winners of 16 straight fights, moving from 155 pounds to become the undisputed king at 170. All three judges scored a shutout, 50-45, for the winner.

The UFC ct 29-year-old Isaac Dulgarian after betting irregularities surfaced following his submission loss to Yadier del Valle, sparking an integrity investigation.

With 2025 rapidly coming to a close, it looks like plans for the first major UFC event of the Paramount era are already in the works.