To those who bought the UFC 1 pay-per-view and took the ride on Nov. 12, 1993, it must have seemed like a wild gamble.

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

At UFC 317, Beneil Dariush took home nearly $300,000, and his payout is expected to exceed $300,000 with a win at UFC 322. His opponent, Benoit Saint-Denis, earned around $100–150,000 from just his base pay in his last fight, and his salary is expected to slightly increase.

Welterweight Carlos Prates can smoke another post-fight victory cigarette after his biggest career victory at Saturday night's UFC 322. Prates survived a rough first round against former welterweight champion Leon Edwards before scoring a knockout in the second round and throwing his hat in the ring as a future title challenger at 170 pounds.

The Ultimate Fighting Championship's return to Madison Square Garden comes with a stacked card featuring two title fights, which are now official after the UFC 322 weigh-ins.

The Ultimate Fighting Championship returns this weekend with UFC Fight Night 264, also known as UFC Vegas 111, set to go down on Saturday, November 7, at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. UFC Fight Night 264 is headlined by a welterweight scrap between Ismael Bonfim (18-1) and Randy Brown (20-6).

Ilia Topuria is UFC's No. 1-ranked pound-for-pound fighter with less than two months left in 2025. Will that spot get taken from him?

UFC 322 takes place Saturday, and you can join us for live round-by-round coverage and official results beginning at 6 p.m. ET (3 p.m. PT). UFC 322 takes place at Madison Square Garden in New York ( ESPN+ pay-per-view,