UFC, Makhachev and Jack Della Maddalena
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UFC 322 takes place Saturday with two title fights atop the pay-per-view event at Madison Square Garden in New York. The main event will see welterweight champion Jack Della Maddalena welcome former lightweight champ Islam Makhachev to the 170-pound division in a massive fight for the division's title.
Two championships are on the line on Saturday night at the World’s Most Famous Arena, as UFC 322 is set to take place at Madison Square Garden. The main event will see Jack Della Maddalena put his Welterweight Title on the line against Islam Makhachev.
Islam Makhachev has gone from a quiet contender in Dagestan to one of the UFC’s standout champions. With UFC 322 approaching, the lightweight champion enters fight week not only as one of the most feared grapplers in the sport but also as one of its newest multi-millionaires.
Everyone has an opinion, and that includes former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. While many are talking about Jon Jones and Alex Pereira's public campaigns to fight one another, Nurmagomedov thinks there's a bigger fight to be made.
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The Flyweight title fight co-main event between champion Valentina Shevchenko and former Strawweight champion Zhang Weili was also in attendance and stared each other down. Along with the two super fight headliners,
Charles Oliveira knocked out Dariush at UFC 289. The Brazilian has since won two fights compared to the American’s one, leaving them both tied with Donald Cerrone in second for the most victories in UFC lightweight history (17).
In his comeback, Turner is hoping for meaningful matchups rather than a run-of-the-mill opponent. He expressed interest in fighting established names — legends who inspire him and represent the type of legacy he hopes to leave behind. Initially, former champion Charles Oliveira came to mind before he ultimately was offered Barboza.