After New York became the final state in the country to legalize mixed martial arts in 2016, the UFC has run an event at Madison Square Garden every year since except for 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The bonuses at Madison Square Garden in New York went to fighters who fought in four consecutive bouts – and had four consecutive KOs.

The main card also featured another massive title bout between Valentina Shevchenko and Weili Zhang in the co-main event, and the pay-per-view action kicked off in incredible fashion when Saint-Denis flattened Beneil Dariush in just 16 seconds.

Islam Makhachev has tied the UFC record of 16 straight wins after defeating Jack Della Maddalena by unanimous decision at UFC 322.

The UFC has made its annual fall pilgrimage to the mecca of the combat sports world with a pair of title fights at the top of the card. UFC 322 (pay-per-view, ESPNews/Disney+/FX, ESPN+) takes place Saturday at Madison Square Garden in New York.

Bo Nickal's first MMA loss may have been a blessing a disguise. The decorated wrestler and blue-chip UFC prospect rebounded in thunderous fashion Saturday night at UFC 322, knocking out Rodolfo Vieira with a third-round head kick before flipping off the crowd inside New York's Madison Square Garden.

Della Maddalena is coming off a win over Belal Muhammad at UFC 315 in which he became the man to beat at 170 pounds while also extending his win streak to 17 straight. Makhachev vacates the lightweight title in order to move up and is looking to improve on a 15-fight win streak after submitting Renato Moicano at UFC 311.

UFC CEO Dana White and the UFC 322 title fight winners are expected to attend the post-fight press conference.