UFC 322 Preview Show | Jack Della Maddalena vs. Islam Makhachev Superfight Caps Off UFC's Best Lineup Of 2025

MMA Fighting

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🗓️ 14 November 2025

⏱️ 91 minutes

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UFC 322 is arguably the UFC's best lineup since UFC 300, and in the main event, Jack Della Maddalena defends the welterweight title against former lightweight champion Islam Makhachev in a superfight. Can Makhachev be among the all-time elite, or does "JDM" pull off an upset to shake up the current pound-for-pound rankings? Ahead of Saturday's blockbuster pay-per-view event, MMA Fighting's Mike Heck and Alexander K. Lee preview the card, the main event between Della Maddalena and Islam Makhachev, the historical stakes attached to it, and where the division goes from the promotion's return to Madison Square Garden. Additionally, they discuss the incredible co-main event for the women's flyweight title between Valentina Shevchenko and Zhang Weili, the rest of the loaded main card, low-key matchups, answer listener questions, and much more. Follow Mike Heck: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@m_heckjr⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Alexander K. Lee: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@AlexanderKLee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ http://goo.gl/dYpsgH⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out our full video catalog: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://goo.gl/u8VvLi⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit our playlists:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ http://goo.gl/eFhsvM⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Like MMAF on Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://goo.gl/uhdg7Z⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://goo.gl/nOATUI⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Read More: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.mmafighting.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:08.3	You're listening to the Vox Media Podcast Network. Everybody, hello there, everybody. Hello there, everybody. Let's do this. We are very excited. UFC 322 is a day away.
0:48.2	We just had official weigh-ins earlier this morning. We'll talk about that here. We'll talk about just this
0:56.2	massive event as the UFC returns to Madison Square Garden, the Mecca, the world's most
1:02.0	famous arena. And I have to tell you, ladies and gentlemen, I am fired up for this card. I have
1:09.3	been fired up since UFC Vegas 111 ended.
1:12.6	I was fired up way before that.
1:14.0	But once UFC Vegas 111 ended, I knew we were getting ready.
1:20.4	We were getting primed.
1:21.7	We were getting prepped for, in my opinion, the best fight card of 2025 for the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
1:29.0	They gave it their role.
1:30.4	This feels big.
1:31.6	It feels like a card that belongs in Madison Square Garden.
1:35.2	And I know Jed sort of laid out outside of UFC 205.
1:39.8	This is probably the best lineup the UFC has ever had at Madison Square Garden.
1:44.6	And I would have to agree.
1:46.7	Of course, the main event, we have Jack Dello, Madelana, defending the UFC Walterway
1:50.5	title against the former lightweight champion Islam Makachev, who makes them move up from 155 pounds.
1:59.3	And he was a dominant champion there.'s taking a risk he's betting on himself
2:03.6	he's trying to make some history and we'll see how it all plays out of course the co-main event
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