Jack Della Maddalena vs. Islam Makhachev confirmed for UFC 322 at MSG<\/a><\/p>\nWith Jon Jones retired, the path has been cleared for Aspinall to truly start his reign over the division.<\/p>\n
He will start with the Frenchman, Gane, who has twice fallen short of capturing undisputed glory.<\/p>\n
Gane, riding a two-fight win streak including a razor-close decision over Alexander Volkov, will be desperate to finally claim the belt that has eluded him.<\/p>\n
Earlier on the card, top-ranked heavyweights Volkov and Jailton Almeida collide in a matchup that could easily serve as a title eliminator.<\/p>\n
The Russian is no stranger to big fights. After losing to Aspinall in 2022, he rattled off four-straight wins with stoppages over\u00a0Jairzinho Rozenstruik, Alexander Romanov, and Tai Tuivasa, plus a dominant decision over Sergei Pavlovich.<\/p>\n
Almeida is equally as dangerous. The Brazilian has finished his last two opponents –\u00a0Romanov and Serghei Spivac – both inside a single round.<\/p>\n
His speed and timing make him a nightmare matchup for any heavyweight, and Volkov will need to be at his best to avoid a violent ending.<\/p>\n
UFC 321 isn’t just about the heavyweights.\u00a0Virna Jandiroba and Mackenzie Dern will clash for the vacant women\u2019s strawweight title recently relinquished by Chinese superstar Zhang Weili. Their fight\u00a0promises to be a technical grappling showdown.<\/p>\n
At bantamweight, former title challenger Umar Nurmagomedov will face Mario Bautista, while light-heavyweights Aleksandar Rakic and Azamat Murzakanov do battle.<\/p>\n
The mix of heavy hitters and lighter technicians ensures there’s something for every type of fight fan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Fans of heavyweight fireworks are in for a treat at UFC 321, as the octagon welcomes back some…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":105114,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[444],"tags":[49,48,641,638,82],"class_list":["post-105113","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mma","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-fighting","tag-mma","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105113","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=105113"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105113\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/105114"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=105113"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=105113"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=105113"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}