UFC 322 Weigh-In Results: Championship Showdowns Confirmed with One Veteran Missing Weight

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UFC 322 Weigh-In Results: Championship Showdowns Confirmed with One Veteran Missing Weight

UFC 322 is set for an exciting night of championship bouts. The event will be held at Madison Square Garden in New York on Saturday. Two title fights headline the card, with both champion fighters successfully making weight during Friday’s official weigh-ins.

Championship Showdowns at UFC 322

Welterweight champion Jack Della Maddalena weighed in at 169.8 pounds. He will defend his title against Islam Makhachev, who came in at 170 pounds. Makhachev previously vacated the lightweight championship to challenge Della Maddalena.

In the women’s flyweight division, champion Valentina Shevchenko and challenger Zhang Weili both tipped the scales at 124.6 pounds. This matchup arises as Zhang vacated the strawweight title to compete for the flyweight belt.

Weight Issues for Beneil Dariush

Notably, lightweight veteran Beneil Dariush missed weight. He weighed in at 157.2 pounds, which is 1.2 pounds over the limit for lightweight non-title fights. This is his second weight miss in a 25-fight UFC career. Dariush had previously come in heavy for a fight in August 2020.

His scheduled bout against Benoit Saint Denis will proceed at a catchweight. Dariush will forfeit 20 percent of his purse as a penalty for missing weight.

Official Weigh-In Results

Main Card (ESPN+ PPV at 10 p.m. ET):

Jack Della Maddalena (169.8) vs. Islam Makhachev (170.0)
Valentina Shevchenko (124.6) vs. Zhang Weili (124.6)
Sean Brady (169.4) vs. Michael Morales (170.6)
Leon Edwards (170) vs. Carlos Prates (169.6)
Beneil Dariush (157.2) vs. Benoit Saint Denis (155.6)*

Preliminary Card (ESPNews/ESPN+/Disney+/FX at 8 p.m. ET):

Bo Nickal (185.8) vs. Rodolfo Vieira (186)
Roman Kopylov (185.2) vs. Gregory Rodrigues (185.8)
Erin Blanchfield (125.8) vs. Tracy Cortez (125.6)
Malcolm Wellmaker (143.6) vs. Ethyn Ewing (145.2)

Early Prelims (ESPN+/Disney+/FX at 6 p.m. ET):

Kyle Daukaus (186) vs. Gerald Meerschaert (185.6)
Pat Sabatini (145.6) vs. Chepe Mariscal (145.6)
Angela Hill (115.6) vs. Fatima Kline (115.4)
Baisangur Susurkaev (185.2) vs. Eric McConico (185.6)
Viacheslav Borshchev (155.8) vs. Matheus Camilo (155.8)

UFC 322 promises to deliver intense competition, with key matchups and a thrilling atmosphere at Madison Square Garden. Fans eagerly await the outcomes of these highly anticipated fights.