UFC 322 card, results, highlights, winners from Islam Makhachev vs. Jack Della Maddalena

A new champion was crowned while another champion retained their title on Saturday night in New York

By Shakiel Mahjouri

Nov 16, 2025 at 1:57 am ET • 2 min read

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Madison Square Garden delivered the magic once again. UFC 322 brought some incredible highs on Saturday night in New York as Islam Makhachev was crowned the new welterweight champion. The native of Dagestan, Russia, outworked and outwrestled Jack Della Maddalena in the main event to take the title, joining an elite group of UFC fighters to become two-division champions.

Makhachev vacated the lightweight title to move up 15 pounds and challenge for the 170-pound belt and did so in very similar fashion to his dominant run at 155. He suffocated Della Maddalena with his pressure and grappling while threatening submissions.

In the other title fight on Saturday, the challenger was not as successful. Valentina Shevchenko turned away Weili Zhang's bid to become a two-division champion in a similarly dominant fashion to Makhachev. Shevchenko outmuscled her smaller opponent over five rounds to seize control over 25 minutes and earned another title defense in the process.

The real fun came on the undercard where four straight fights ended via brutal knockout. It started with Bo Nickal smashing Rodolfo Vieira with a thunderous head kick in the third round. Then, Benoit Saint Denis followed it up with a 15-second dispatching of Beneil Dariush. Carlos Prates got in on the fun with a second-round knockout of Leon Edwards. And Michael Morales capped things off with a first-round knockout of Sean Brady.

CBS Sports was with you throughout fight week with the latest news, in-depth features, and betting advice to consider. Thanks for stopping by, and we'll see you at UFC 323 in Las Vegas.

UFC 322 fight card, results

Islam Makhachev def. Jack Della Maddalena (c) via unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 50-45)
Valentina Shevchenko (c) def. Zhang Weili via unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 50-45)
Michael Morales def. Sean Brady via first-round knockout (punches)
Carlos Prates def. Leon Edwards via second-round knockout (punch)
Benoit Saint Denis def. Beneil Dariush via first-round knockout (punch)
Bo Nickal def. Rodolfo Vieira via third-round knockout (head kick)
Gregory Rodrigues def. Roman Kopylov via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Erin Blanchfield def. Tracy Cortez via second-round submission (rear naked choke)
Ethyn Ewing def. Malcolm Wellmaker via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Kyle Daukaus def. Gerald Meerschaert via first-round submission (d'arce choke)
Pat Sabatini def. Chepe Mariscal via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Fatima Kline def. Angela Hill via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Baisangur Susurkaev def. Eric McConico via third-round knockout (punches)
Matheus Camilo def. Viacheslav Borshchev via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)