UFC CEO Dana White announced three headline fights for UFC 322 at Madison Square Garden on Nov. 15, with five current and former champions on the card. Zhang Weili will vacate the strawweight title to move up and challenge Valentina Shevchenko at women's flyweight in the co-main event. Islam Makhachev, who vacated the lightweight belt earlier this year, will challenge welterweight champion Jack Della Maddalena. Former welterweight champion Leon Edwards will face knockout artist Carlos Prates as he seeks to end a two-fight losing streak. The card aims for historic stature at Madison Square Garden despite some fan expectations for a different superfight.
From an airplane in Washington, D.C., where the UFC is planning to put on an event next summer, UFC CEO Dana White announced the three fights that with culminate UFC 322 at New York's Madison Square Garden on Nov. 15. Five current and past champions will be in action on those three bouts.
Zhang Weili, the strawweight champion, is vacating her belt to move up to women's flyweight and challenge reigning champion Valentina Shevchenko in the co-main. Then ESPN's No. 2 pound-for-pound fighter, Islam Makhachev, who vacated his lightweight belt earlier this year, makes his highly anticipated bid for the welterweight title against champion Jack Della Maddalena.
As if two superfights weren't enough, White also announced that former welterweight champion Leon Edwards would get his opportunity to break a two-fight losing streak against Carlos Prates, who has knocked out 11 of his past 12 opponents.
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