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Islam Makhachev wins 170-pound title, ties UFC record with 16th straight victory

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Russia's Islam Makhachev, top, grapples with Australia's Jack Della Maddalena, bottom, during the third round of a welterweight title bout at the UFC 322 mixed martial arts event, Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
Australia's Jack Della Maddalena grapples with Russia's Islam Makhachev during the first round of a welterweight title bout at the UFC 322 mixed martial arts event, Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
Kyrgyzstan's Valentina Shevchenko celebrates after defeating China's Zhang Weili during a women's flyweight title bout at a UFC 322 mixed martial arts event, Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
China's Zhang Weili, left, kicks Kyrgyzstan's Valentina Shevchenko, right, during the fourth round of a women's flyweight title bout at the UFC 322 mixed martial arts event, Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
Kyrgyzstan's Valentina Shevchenko, top, grapples with China's Zhang Weili during the fifth round of a women's flyweight title bout at a UFC 322 mixed martial arts event, Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
Ethyn Ewing, right, punches Malcolm Wellmaker, left, during the second round of a featherweight bout at the UFC 322 mixed martial arts event, Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
Ethyn Ewing, right, punches Malcolm Wellmaker, left, during the third round of a featherweight bout at the UFC 322 mixed martial arts event, Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
Alina Habba, center, watches the UFC 322 mixed martial arts event, Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

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Russia's Islam Makhachev, top, grapples with Australia's Jack Della Maddalena, bottom, during the third round of a welterweight title bout at the UFC 322 mixed martial arts event, Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)