During his reign as lightweight kingpin, Makhachev<\/a> solidified his place as the top competitor the division has ever produced, compiling four superb title defenses, the most of any 155-lb champion in the history of the UFC. Traveling to 170-lb for the first time, the Russian is ready to tackle a whole new challenge in his goal to conquer another weight class during the UFC 322. \u00a0<\/p>\n UFC 322 Co-Main Event<\/p>\n Last seen in action earlier this year at UFC 315, Shevchenko<\/a> toppled the immensely-talented Manon Fiorot, handing the Frenchwoman her first loss in both the promotion, as well as her professional tenure. Now competing in the first real women\u2019s mixed martial arts superfight we\u2019ve seen in quite some time, \u201cBullet\u201d can add even more to her sterling legacy as the most distinguished flyweight champion ever by taking down the hard-punching Weili.<\/p>\n Asserting her dominance over the 115-lb class over the past three years, Weili<\/a> has proven to be a nearly-unstoppable force in female MMA, dusting all challengers who have tried to take away her strap like Amanda Lemos, Yan Xiaonan and Tatiana Suarez. <\/p>\n Taking the most important contest of her life against the otherworldly Shevchenko, \u201cMagnum\u201d will now attempt to become only the second woman to win a championship in two different weight categories other than Amanda Nunes.<\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n More Bouts On the UFC 322 Main Card<\/p>\n Rounding out the main card, Sean Brady<\/a> seeks to dole out Ecuadorian powerhouse Michael Morales<\/a> his first defeat. Then, former welterweight apex Leon Edwards<\/a> comes to blows with Brazilian knockout artist Carlos Prates<\/a>. Finally, lightweight contenders Beneil Dariush<\/a> and Beno\u00eet Saint Denis<\/a> lock horns in their journeys toward title contention.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n UFC 322 Predictions and Staff Picks<\/p>\n MMASucka staff picks are composed of four of the world\u2019s leading mixed martial arts organizations: the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), the Professional Fighters League (PFL), ONE Championship<\/a> (ONE FC), and Dana White\u2019s Contender Series (DWCS).<\/p>\n UFC picks will include main card fights ranging from four to six matchups per event. The individual who picks the most victorious fighters by the end of 2025 will have a choice between receiving a custom-made championship belt from ProAmBelts <\/a>or a detailed chain from Championship Chains<\/a>. Staff picks in 2023 were won by Ben Jamieson with a record of 300-148.<\/p>\n Find our UFC 322 picks and fight odds below.\u00a0<\/p>\n Staff records after UFC Vegas 111:\u00a0<\/p>\n Hank Strandberg: 189-109 *Note \u2013 not all staff pick for every event*<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Benoit Saint-Denis -180 \u00a0<\/p>\n Jeremy Brand:\u00a0 Staff picking Saint-Denis: 2<\/p>\n Staff picking Dariush: 1<\/p>\n Carlos Prates -185 \u00a0<\/p>\n Jeremy Brand:\u00a0 Staff picking Prates: 1<\/p>\n Staff picking Edwards: 2\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Sean Brady -130 \u00a0<\/p>\n Jeremy Brand:\u00a0 Staff picking Brady: 3<\/p>\n Staff picking Morales: 0<\/p>\n Valentina Shevchenko -135 \u00a0<\/p>\n Jeremy Brand: \u00a0 Staff picking Shevchenko: 2<\/p>\n Staff picking Zhang: 1<\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Islam Makhachev -255 \u00a0<\/p>\n Jeremy Brand: \u00a0 Staff picking Makhachev: 3<\/p>\n Staff picking Della Maddalena: 0<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In what is shaping up to be one of the greatest cards in the promotion\u2019s history, UFC 322…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":285339,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[444],"tags":[49,48,641,638,82],"class_list":{"0":"post-285338","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mma","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-fighting","11":"tag-mma","12":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/285338","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=285338"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/285338\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/285339"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=285338"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=285338"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=285338"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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\nPFL picks from main cards for pay-per-views and from tournament fights in the Regular Season, Playoffs, and Finals.
\nONE FC and DWCS picks will feature all MMA fights from the event with a minimum of three matchups.<\/p>\n
\n Frazer Krohn: 152-108
\n Drew Zuhosky: 151-145
\n Jeremy Brand: 135-92
\n Andrew Benjamin: 32-90<\/p>\n
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Vs.
\nBeneil Dariush +155
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0LIGHTWEIGHT<\/p>\n
Hank Strandberg: Saint-Denis by Unanimous Decision\u00a0\u00a0
Drew Zuhosky: Dariush by Unanimous Decision\u00a0
Frazer Krohn: Saint-Denis by Second Round Knockout\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
\nVs.
\nLeon Edwards +160
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0WELTERWEIGHT<\/p>\n
Hank Strandberg: Prates by Second Round Knockout\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
Drew Zuhosky: Edwards by Unanimous Decision \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
Frazer Kron: Edwards by Unanimous Decision\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
\nVs.
\nMichael Morales +110
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0WELTERWEIGHT\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hank Strandberg: Brady by Unanimous Decision \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
Drew Zuhosky: Brady by Unanimous Decision\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
Frazer Kron: Brady by Unanimous Decision \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Vs.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0
\nWeili Zhang +115
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0WOMEN\u2019S FLYWEIGHT<\/p>\n
Hank Strandberg: Shevchenko by Unanimous Decision\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
Drew Zuhosky: Shevchenko by Unanimous Decision\u00a0
Frazer Krohn: Zhang by Unanimous Decision\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Vs.
\nJack Della Maddalena +215
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0WELTERWEIGHT<\/p>\n
Hank Strandberg: Makhachev by Fourth Round Submission\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
Drew Zuhosky: Makhachev by Second Round Submission\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
Frazer Krohn: Makhachev by Fourth Round Submission\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n