Former UFC light-weight champion Islam Makhachev will transfer up in weight in pursuit of two-division glory when he challenges UFC welterweight titleholder Jack Della Maddalena in the primary occasion of UFC 322 on November 15 at Madison Sq. Backyard in New York.
Makhachev (27-1) received the light-weight title again in 2022 after defeating Charles Oliviera at UFC 280. He made 4 profitable defenses of the title earlier than vacating it final Might to set his sights on changing into a champion in a second weight class.
Makhachev, who has not misplaced since 2015, will get his likelihood in just a few months’ time.
Della Maddalena (18-2), nonetheless, presents a formidable problem. The Australian captured the welterweight crown final Might by defeating Belal Muhammad, extending his personal unbeaten run that dates again to 2016 after dropping his first two skilled bouts.
The light-weight belt has since been received by former featherweight champion Ilia Topuria, who himself grew to become a two-division champ.
Within the co-main occasion, girls’s strawweight champion Zhang Weili will transfer as much as flyweight to problem Valentina Shevchenko for the 125-pound flyweight title.
—JMB, GMA Built-in Information
