A pair of UFC superfights will headline the company's annual pay-per-view event in New York.

Former lightweight champion Islam Makhachev will attempt to win a second title against defending welterweight champion Jack Della Maddalena at UFC 322 on Nov. 15 in Madison Square Garden, UFC CEO Dana White announced Thursday. In the co-main event, former strawweight champion Zhang Weili will move up to flyweight to challenge Valentina Shevchenko .

Makhachev (27-1) vacated the UFC's 155-pound title earlier this year in anticipation of this move to welterweight. Zhang (26-3) vacated her 115-pound championship to challenge at 125 pounds.

ESPN ranks Makhachev and Della Maddalena as the Nos. 2 and 8 pound-for-pound fighters in the world, respectively. Makhachev defended his lightweight title

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