Officially speaking, Islam Makhachev and Zhang Weili no longer reign as titleholders in their respective weight classes. But for all intents and purposes, Makhachev’s challenge of welterweight king Jack Della Maddalena and Zhang’s opportunity to dethrone flyweight queen Valentina Shevchenko are champion vs. champion superfights atop a stacked-to-the-rafters UFC 322 on Saturday night.
Officially speaking, Islam Makhachev and Zhang Weili no longer reign as titleholders in their respective weight classes.
