We’re 24 hours away from UFC 322, and MMA News is here to bring you the video from the weigh-ins" class='tag-link'>ceremonial weigh-ins for the card!
UFC 322 takes place on November 15 from Madison Square Garden in New York City.
The main event will see Jack Della Maddalena defend the UFC welterweight championship against Islam Makhachev. This marks JDM's first title defense since defeating Belal Muhammad for the gold at UFC 315. Makachev moves up to welterweight after a run as lightweight champion, which began with a win over Charles Oliveira and contained successful defenses against Alexander Volkanovski, Dustin Poirier, and Renato Moicano.
The co-main event will see the top two UFC female fighters in action, as Valentina Shevchenko defends the UFC women's flyweight championship against Weili Zhang. Shevchenko, in her second run as champion of the division she has dominated since 2018, retained the championship against Manon Fiorot at UFC 315. Zhang, meanwhile, moves up to 125 after two title runs at strawweight. Her second reign began with a win over Carla Esparza and saw defenses against Amanda Lemos, Yan Xiaonan, and Tatiana Suarez.
The rest of the main card sees welterweight action between Sean Brady and Michael Morales, a welterweight showdown featuring former champion Leon Edwards and rising contender Carlos Prates, and a lightweight battle that sees Beneil Dariush pitted against Benoit Saint-Denis.
Though Dariush missed weight for his fight, all bouts appear ready to move forward to UFC 321!
The ceremonial weigh-ins present the last opportunity for opponents to face off before they meet inside the Octagon. Check them out below via the UFC’s official YouTube channel!
UFC 322 Ceremonial Weigh-In Video
