UFC 322 main event
Della Maddalena gloriously wins the title after a five-round war with Belal Muhammad at UFC 315 and enters the Madison Square Garden cage at UFC 322 as a bona fide mixed martial arts star. Enlisting the help of other great martial arts icons like Alexander Volkanovski and Craig Jones, “JDM” aims to capture a fantastic upset of the man many experts call the best fighter in the world.
During his reign as lightweight kingpin, Makhachev cemented his place as the best competitor the division has ever produced, putting together four outstanding title defenses, the most of any 155-pound champion in UFC history. The Russian moves up to 170 pounds for the first time and is ready to take on a whole new challenge in his goal of conquering a new weight class at UFC 322.
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UFC 322 co-main event
Last seen in action earlier this year at UFC 315, Shevchenko defeated the immensely talented Manon Fiorot, handing the Frenchwoman her first loss in both the promotion and her professional tenure. Now competing in the first true women’s mixed martial arts superfight we’ve seen in a long time, ‘Bullet’ can add even more to her stellar legacy as the all-time leading flyweight champion by defeating the hard-hitting Weili.
Weili has proven her dominance over the 115-lb class over the past three years and has proven to be a nearly unstoppable force in female MMA, dusting off all challengers who have tried to take her belt, such as Amanda Lemos, Yan Xiaonan and Tatiana Suarez.
“Magnum” takes on the most important match of her life against the otherworldly Shevchenko and will now try to become the second woman to win a championship in two different weight categories, besides Amanda Nunes.
More fights on the UFC 322 main card
Sean Brady rounds out the main card as he tries to hand Ecuadorian powerhouse Michael Morales his first defeat. Then former welterweight great Leon Edwards gets into a fight with Brazilian knockout artist Carlos Prates. Finally, lightweight contenders Beneil Dariush and Benoît Saint Denis are on their way to the title fight.
UFC 322 predictions and personnel picks
MMSucka staff picks are composed of four of the world’s leading mixed martial arts organizations: the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), the Professional fighter competition (PFL), ONE championship (A FC), and Contender series by Dana White (DWCS).
- UFC picks include main card fights ranging from four to six matchups per event.
- PFL picks from main cards for pay-per-views as well as tournament bouts in the regular season, playoffs and finals.
- ONE FC and DWCS picks include all of the event’s MMA fights with a minimum of three matchups.
The person who chooses the most victorious fighters by the end of 2025 will have the choice of receiving a custom-made championship belt from ProAmBelts or a detailed necklace Championship chains. The 2023 personnel picks were won by Ben Jamieson with a record of 300-148.
Find our UFC 322 picks and fight odds below.
Personnel details after UFC Vegas 111:
- Hank Strandberg: 189-109
- Frazer Krohn: 152-108
- Drew Zuhosky: 151-145
- Jeremy Brand: 135-92
- Andreas Benjamin: 32-90
*Note: not all employees choose every event*
Benoit Saint-Denis -180
vs
Beneil Dariush +155
LIGHTWEIGHT
Jeremy brand: Saint-Denis by unanimous decision
Henk Strandberg: Saint-Denis by unanimous decision
Drew Zuhosky: Dariush by unanimous decision
Frazer Krohn: Saint-Denis by knockout in the second round
Personnel picking Saint-Denis: 3
Staff chooses Dariush: 1
Carlos Prates-185
vs
Leon Edwards +160
WELTER WEIGHT
Jeremy brand: Prates by unanimous decision
Henk Strandberg: Prates by knockout in the second round
Drew Zuhosky: Edwards by unanimous decision
Frazer Kron: Edwards by unanimous decision
Staff picks Prates: 2
Staff chooses Edwards: 2
Sean Brady-130
vs
Michael Morales +110
WELTER WEIGHT
Jeremy brand: Brady by unanimous decision
Henk Strandberg: Brady by unanimous decision
Drew Zuhosky: Brady by unanimous decision
Frazer Kron: Brady by unanimous decision
Staff picks Brady: 4
Staff chooses Morales: 0
Valentina Shevchenko -135
vs
Weili Zhang +115
LADIES FLYWEIGHT
Jeremy brand: Shevchenko by unanimous decision
Henk Strandberg: Shevchenko by unanimous decision
Drew Zuhosky: Shevchenko by unanimous decision
Frazer Krohn: Zhang by unanimous decision
Choosing personnel Shevchenko: 3
Staff picking Zhang: 1
Islam Makhachev -255
vs
Jack Della Maddalena +215
WELTER WEIGHT
Jeremy brand: Makhachev by unanimous decision
Henk Strandberg: Makhachev by submission in the fourth round
Drew Zuhosky: Makhachev by submission in the second round
Frazer Krohn: Makhachev by submission in the fourth round
Choosing personnel Makhachev: 4
Staff picking Della Maddalena: 0
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