Extremely touted middleweight prospect Bo Nickal has booked his first battle since struggling a loss to Reinier de Ridder earlier this yr when he returns to motion at UFC 322 in New York on Nov. 15.
The three-time NCAA champion wrestler is about to face off with Rodolfo Vieira in a matchup between two high grapplers. Vieira is a multi-time grappling champion together with a gold medal win on the famed ADCC event when he claimed that title again in 2015.
Vieira is 3-1 in his previous 4 outings with the UFC and he’ll look so as to add to his document when he clashes with Nickal in November.
As for Nickal, he got here storming into the UFC as one of many hottest signings after solely three skilled fights. He rattled off 4 straight wins to begin his UFC profession however then suffered the knockout loss to de Ridder again in Might.
Additionally on the cardboard, Roman Kopylov returns to motion towards Gregory Rodrigues in a battle of middleweights.
Dana White’s Contender Collection favourite Baisangur Susurkaev additionally has a brand new battle booked as he takes on Eric McConico in a middleweight battle on the cardboard. Susurkaev scored a win on the Contender Collection to earn his UFC contract after which made his debut just some days later when he submitted Eric Nolan at UFC 319 in Chicago.
UFC 322 is about to be headlined by a pair of title fights as Jack Della Maddalena places his welterweight belt up for grabs towards former light-weight champion Islam Makhachev, who strikes as much as 170 kilos. Additionally on the cardboard, Valentina Shevchenko defends her flyweight title towards Zhang Weili, who surrendered her strawweight belt to take a stab at profitable gold at 125 kilos.
Right here’s the total lineup of fights confirmed for UFC 322 thus far:
MAIN EVENT: Jack Della Maddalena vs. Islam Makhachev
CO-MAIN EVENT: Valentina Shevchenko vs. Zhang Weili
Leon Edwards vs. Carlos Prates
Erin Blanchfield vs. Tracy Cortez
Roman Kopylov vs. Gregory Rodrigues
Bo Nickal vs. Rodolfo Vieira
Baisangur Susurkaev vs. Eric McConico
