Overview

• UFC President Dana White announced the welterweight bout via Instagram Live, confirming the fight for Nov. 15 at Madison Square Garden.
• Edwards returns after losing his title to Belal Muhammad and then suffering a submission defeat to Sean Brady, placing pressure on his ranking and title hopes.
• Prates enters off a first-round spinning back-elbow knockout of Geoff Neal at UFC 319 following an April decision loss to Ian Machado Garry.
• Coverage cites Prates as a prolific finisher with a reported 22–7 professional mark and a 5–1 UFC run featuring five knockouts.
• UFC 322 is also slated to feature Jack Della Maddalena vs. Islam Makhachev in the main event and Valentina Shevchenko vs. Zhang Weili in the co-main.