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UFC 322 takes place Saturday with two title fights atop the pay-per-view event at Madison Square Garden in New York. The main event will see welterweight champion Jack Della Maddalena welcome former lightweight champ Islam Makhachev to the 170-pound division in a massive fight for the division's title.
Makhachev (28-1) relied on his dominant grappling skills for nearly 25 full minutes to control and nearly drown Della Maddalena (27-2) en route to victory by unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 50-45) in the main event of UFC 322 inside Madison Square Garden.
The two title bouts understandably command the majority of fan attention ahead of UFC 322, but there are a few other fights that could steal the show.
Check out the results from the official UFC 321 fighter weigh-ins, which feature a pair of title fights in Abu Dhabi.
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