Bo Nickal vs. Rodolfo Vieira Added to UFC 322 at Madison Square Garden
Nickal returns from his first pro defeat on a card built around two title fights.
Overview
- The middleweight bout is set for November 15 in New York as part of UFC 322 at Madison Square Garden.
- Jack Della Maddalena defends the welterweight title against Islam Makhachev, who moves up to 170 pounds.
- Valentina Shevchenko defends the flyweight title against Zhang Weili, who steps up from strawweight.
- Nickal, a three-time NCAA champion, rebounded early in the UFC before a May knockout loss to Reinier de Ridder.
- Vieira, an ADCC gold medalist, enters off a decision win over Tresean Gore, with other confirmed bouts including Roman Kopylov vs. Gregory Rodrigues, Erin Blanchfield vs. Tracy Cortez, Leon Edwards vs. Carlos Prates, and Baisangur Susurkaev vs. Eric McConico.