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UFC 322 is a genuinely great card. With two title fights, six ranked fights and thirteen ranked fighters, the paper stats look phenomenal. But the real treat is that the matchmaking is also good with truly compelling bouts to sink your teeth into. It’s an event worth getting excited for, and those are a rarity. Rejoice! Now, let’s take a look at all the fights from the main card and the rest of the alternative stats.

UFC 322 Main Card

* Jack Della Maddalena vs. Islam Makhachev 170 lbs

* Valentina Shevchenko vs. Weili Zhang 125 lbs

* Sean Brady vs. M. Morales 170 lbs

* Leon Edwards vs. Carlos Prates 170 lbs

* Beneil Dariush vs. Benoit Saint-Denis 155 lbs

UFC 322 Alternative Facts

* Ranked Fights: 6

* Ranked Fighters: 13

* Fighters coming off losses: 7

* Contender Series Alumni: 10

* TUF Alumni: 1

* Road to UFC Alumni: 0

* Debut: 0

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Wes and New Shaun recapped the Warehouse slop from last week, wait a minute, I wrote the same thing last week. At least these fights were violent and fun. This weekend there is a very stacked card from Madison Square Garden. Nice streak of some good events to end the year.

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Why has Islam Makhachev chosen this moment to go up to 170? Is he at the end of his prime? Or maybe it's just because Jack Della Maddalena SUCKS.

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CONTENTS:

00:00 Intro 7:29 Della Maddalena vs Makhachev 54:33 Shevchenko vs Zhang 1:20:18 Edwards vs Prates