{"id":285561,"date":"2025-11-15T22:32:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-15T22:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/285561\/"},"modified":"2025-11-15T22:32:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T22:32:09","slug":"keep-it-locked-for-exciting-saturday-night-in-nyc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/285561\/","title":{"rendered":"Keep It Locked For Exciting Saturday Night In NYC!"},"content":{"rendered":"

UFC 322<\/a> is here! Tonight, Madison Square Garden in New York City is the setting for the penultimate pay-per-view on the promotion\u2019s 2025 schedule of events.<\/a> As has become an annual tradition, Dana White<\/a> and company have an exciting Saturday night planned in The Big Apple.<\/p>\n

Live coverage of UFC 322<\/a> begins at 6 pm ET\/ 3 pm PT on ESPN+<\/a> and UFC Fight Pass. If you\u2019re watching the early prelims\u00a0<\/a>on linear television, FX will carry this portion of the card live.<\/p>\n

Late prelims follow at 8 pm ET\/ 5 pm PT on ESPN+ and ESPNNEWS before capping off the night with a five-fight main card on ESPN+ pay-per-view at 10 pm ET\/ 7 pm PT. After a successful weigh-in window yesterday morning,\u00a0<\/a>tonight\u2019s slate of 14 fights will go ahead as planned.
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UFC 322 Main Event:\u00a0 UFC Welterweight Championship: [C] Jack Della Maddalena vs. Islam Makhachev<\/p>\n

At the top<\/a> of the bill tonight at UFC 322, the promotion\u2019s welterweight championship is at stake in the evening\u2019s headlining bout. Current 170-lb champion Jack Della Maddalena<\/a> (18-2 MMA, 8-0 UFC) meets up with former 155-lb titleholder Islam Makhachev<\/a> (27-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC) for the belt. This main event is an advertised maximum of five rounds at five minutes per round to close out the show.<\/p>\n

UFC 322 Co-Main Event: UFC Women\u2019s Flyweight Championship: [C] Valentina Shevchenko vs. Zhang Weili<\/p>\n

Immediately beforehand, the co-main event<\/a> of the evening takes place at women\u2019s flyweight. Valentina Shevchenko<\/a> (25-4-1 MMA, 14-3-1 UFC) makes her 13th consecutive title fight appearance when she defends her strap against former UFC Strawweight Champion Zhang Weili\u00a0<\/a>(26-3 MMA, 10-2 UFC) in the latter\u2019s 30th career fight. This, too, is a five-round fight at five minutes per round.

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Rest of the Card<\/p>\n

Also tonight on UFC 322\u2019s main card, you\u2019ll be treated to a welterweight contest between No. 2 contender Sean Brady<\/a> (18-1 MMA, 8-1 UFC) and No. 8 contender Michael Morales<\/a> (18-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC,) a welterweight fight matching No. 4 contender Leon Edwards<\/a> (22-5, 1 NC MMA, 14-4, 1 NC UFC) with No. 9 contender Carlos Prates<\/a> (22-7 MMA, 5-1 UFC,) and a lightweight bout pairing No. 9 Beneil Dariush<\/a> (23-6-1 MMA, 17-6-1 UFC) against No. 13 contender Benoit Saint-Denis<\/a> (15-3, 1 NC MMA, 7-3 UFC.) Before the show, our staff made picks for tonight\u2019s card<\/a>. See if their picks match yours.<\/p>\n

UFC 322 Results:<\/p>\n

Main Card: (Tonight, 10 pm ET\/ 7 pm PT- ESPN+ pay-per-view)<\/p>\n

UFC 322 Main Event:\u00a0Jack Della Maddalena vs. Islam Makhachev, UFC Welterweight Championship.<\/p>\n

UFC 322 Co-Main Event:\u00a0Valentina Shevchenko vs. Zhang Weili, UFC Women\u2019s Flyweight Championship.<\/p>\n

Sean Brady vs. Michael Morales<\/p>\n

Leon Edwards vs. Carlos Prates<\/p>\n

Beneil Dairush vs. Benoit Saint-Denis<\/p>\n

Late Prelims: (Tonight, 8 pm ET\/ 5 pm PT, ESPN+ & ESPNNEWS- United States Only)<\/p>\n

UFC 322 Featured Prelim:\u00a0Bo Nickal vs. Rodolfo Vieira<\/p>\n

Co-Featured Prelim:\u00a0Roman Kopylov vs. Gregory Rodrigues<\/p>\n

Erin Blanchfield vs. Tracy Cortez<\/p>\n

Malcolm Wellmaker vs. Ethyn Ewing\u00a0Ewing: Making UFC promotional debut at UFC 322 tonight.<\/p>\n

Early Prelims: (Tonight, 6 pm ET\/ 3 pm PT, ESPN+- United States Only, UFC Fight Pass- Worldwide)<\/p>\n

Featured Early Prelim: Kyle Daukaus vs. Gerald Meerschaert<\/p>\n

Co-Featured Early Prelim:\u00a0Pat Sabatini vs. Chepe Mariscal<\/p>\n

Angela Hill vs. Fatima Klein<\/p>\n

Baisangur Susurkaev vs. Eric McConico<\/p>\n

Viacheslav Borschev vs. Matheus Camilo<\/p>\n

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