Overview

• MMA Fighting confirmed that Susurkaev will face Eric McConico at UFC 322 on Nov. 15 at Madison Square Garden in New York.
• Susurkaev enters 10-0 with nine stoppage wins and has trained with Khamzat Chimaev as well as at Kill Cliff FC.
• He secured a UFC deal on Contender Series and then submitted Eric Nolan in the second round at UFC 319 four days later.
• McConico is 10-3-1, represents MMA Lab, fell to Nursulton Ruziboev at UFC Seattle, then edged Cody Brundage by split decision at UFC Vegas 109.
• The card is slated to be headlined by Jack Della Maddalena vs. Islam Makhachev for the welterweight title with Valentina Shevchenko vs. Zhang Weili booked as the women’s flyweight co-main.