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

Live coverage of UFC 322 begins at 6 pm ET/ 3 pm PT on ESPN+ and UFC Fight Pass. If you’re watching the early prelims on linear television, FX will carry this portion of the card live.

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, tonight’s slate of 14 fights will go ahead as planned.Embed from Getty Images

UFC 322 Main Event: UFC Welterweight Championship: [C] Jack Della Maddalena vs. Islam Makhachev

At the top of the bill tonight at UFC 322, the promotion’s welterweight championship is at stake in the evening’s headlining bout. Current 170-lb champion Jack Della Maddalena (18-2 MMA, 8-0 UFC) meets up with former 155-lb titleholder Islam Makhachev (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.

UFC 322 Co-Main Event: UFC Women’s Flyweight Championship: [C] Valentina Shevchenko vs. Zhang Weili

Immediately beforehand, the co-main event of the evening takes place at women’s flyweight. Valentina Shevchenko (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 (26-3 MMA, 10-2 UFC) in the latter’s 30th career fight. This, too, is a five-round fight at five minutes per round.

Rest of the Card

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