UFC 322 adds two middleweight bouts, including Bo Nickal's return after first loss

The lineup continues to grow for UFC 322 on Nov. 15, which marks the promotion’s annual stop in New York City.

The event from Madison Square Garden (ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+) is headlined by two championship fights. Tuesday, UFC officials formally announced a pair of new matchups in the middleweight division for “The Big Apple.”

Top MMA prospect Bo Nickal (7-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) will make his return to the octagon after suffering his first defeat to Reinier de Ridder in May when he takes on Rodolfo Vieira (11-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC), who is riding high off a unanimous decision over Tresean Gore in August.

In other action, Roman Kopylov (14-4 MMA, 6-4 UFC) looks to shake off a loss to Paulo Costa in July against fellow knockout specialist Gregory Rodrigues (17-6 MMA, 8-3 UFC), who viciously finished Jack Hermansson in a Knockout of the Year contender in June.

The latest UFC 322 lineup now includes:

Jack Della Maddalena vs. Islam Makhachev – for welterweight title

Valentina Shevchenko vs. Zhang Weili – for women’s flyweight title

Leon Edwards vs. Carlos Prates

Erin Blanchfield vs. Tracy Cortez

Eric McConico vs. Baisangur Susurkaev

Fatima Kline vs. Angela Hill

Kyle Daukaus vs. Gerald Meerschaert

Bo Nickal vs. Rodolfo Vieira

Roman Kopylov vs. Gregory Rodrigues

This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC 322 adds two middleweight bouts, including Bo Nickal’s return

UFC 322 adds two middleweight bouts, including Bo Nickal’s return after first loss

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