Major announcements from Dana White!

Mixed Martial Arts

UFC Welterweight champion Jack Della Maddalena will defend his title against Islam Makhachev at UFC 322 on November 15, 2025 in New York City.

Zhang Weili to vacate her Women’s UFC Strawweight title as per Dana White; Virna Jandiroba vs Mackenzie Dern will be for the vacant title in their co-main event spot at UFC 321 on October 25, 2025 in Abu Dhabi, UAE. 

Umar Nurmagomedov vs Mario Bautista is booked for UFC 321.

Zhang Weili to move up to Flyweight to challenge Women’s UFC Flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 322 in the co-main event spot. 

Leon Edwards vs Carlos Prates is booked for UFC 322. 

Aljamain Sterling reveals he has a partial tear in his tricep tendon after UFC Shanghai. 

Arman Tsarukyan to compete in a grappling match on September 19, 2025 under the ACBJJ banner; opponent TBD. 

Daniel Cormier doesn’t believe for one second the comments made by Khabib Nurmagomedov that Arman Tsarukyan has an 80% chance of defeating UFC Lightweight champion Ilia Topuria. 

Dana White has confirmed that The White House UFC card is officially on after meeting at The White House today.

“We got it done today.”

Boxing

Darren Till and Luke Rockhold didn’t get close in their face-off ahead of their main event bout at AO Arena in Manchester, UK on August 30, 2025:

The promo for Canelo Alvarez vs Terence Crawford has released:

Culture

Sheikha Mahra bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, daughter of the ruler of Dubai, is reportedly engaged to rapper French Montana, according to TMZ. The couple first sparked dating rumours in October 2024 after she posted photos of them together in Dubai. Since then they’ve been seen together at various locations including Disney World and Paris Fashion Week, where the engagement reportedly happened. While they haven’t publicly confirmed the relationship, social media posts and public sightings have fueled speculation.