Della Maddalena claimed the UFC welterweight title in May 2025, defeating then-champion Belal Muhammad by unanimous decision at UFC 315. Over the course of his eight-fight UFC career, Della Maddalena has picked up six fight-night bonus awards.

Here’s your crash course on today’s card and how to catch it. The main event goes live around 2 p.m. ET in the U.S., with prelims streaming earlier at 10 a.m. on ESPN+. UK fans can tune in on TNT Sports Box Office, while Australian viewers will wake up early Sunday morning to catch the action.

With Jon Jones recently retiring this year, the UFC heavyweight division is finally moving forward towards a new era as the former interim heavyweight

The full lineup for UFC Vegas 111 has been revealed with the main event featuring welterweights Randy Brown and Gabriel Bonfim in a five-round fight to cap off the card. The event takes place at UFC APEX in Las Vegas with the main card kicking off at 7 p.m. ET and the prelims currently scheduled to start at 4 p.m. ET.

And in the night’s headliner, a new era at strawweight is set to be ushered in, with Mackenzie Dern vying for the vacant title against Brazilian star Virna Jandiroba — with Zhang Weili set for a flyweight move next month at UFC 322.

Fan reaction has been split over the demotion and new card order. Main Card Shake-Up Just weeks before fight night, UFC 322's lineup has been reshuffled. What was once a high-profile middleweight showcase will now headline the prelims instead,

Jandiroba has won five straight, and she has won six of seven since the loss to Dern. Dern has had her ups and downs since their first fight, but she enters this fight off two straight wins and three wins in her last five fights.

The UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance program has now paid out $38 million to athletes since its deal began with Venum.

UFC 321 went down on Saturday in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It was on track to be one of the biggest and most important cards of the year, but it ended in controversy.

Steve Garcia faces David Onama in the main event on November 1, 2025, live from UFC Apex in Las Vegas on ESPN+.