Makhachev (27-1) will look to become the 11th two-division champion in UFC history when he challenges welterweight titleholder Jack Della Maddalena (18-2) inside New York's Madison Square Garden. With a win, the 34-year-old would also tie Hall of Famer Anderson Silva for the most consecutive wins in UFC history with 16.

Madison Square Garden is one of combat sports' biggest stages. Show off here, and the world will take notice. Islam Makhachev, the UFC's newest two-division champion, and Valentina Shevchenko, the undisputed flyweight queen, did just that -- show off.

Englands Leon Edwards knocked out by Carlos Prates in round two at UFC 322 as he suffered third straight loss; Islam Makhachev becomes welterweight champion and extends winning streak to 16 with Russian (28-1) not beaten since 2015;

Islam Makhachev believes Khabib Nurmagomedov broke Conor McGregor's mind, and that's why he doesn't see the Irishman ever making a return to the UFC.

Islam Makhachev wants to get more welterweight title defenses than Kamaru Usman 👀 "Second belt defend maybe more than Kamaru, and become hall of fame." (via @ufc) pic.twitter.com/yfPnsFRNHG

Former bantamweight champion Sean O'Malley weighed in on the UFC 322 title fight between welterweight champ Jack Della Maddalena and Islam Makhachev.