All athletes received suspensions ranging from seven days mandatory rest to 90 days with physician clearance. Five athletes received the longest duration: Sean Brady, Carlos Prates, Beneil Dariush, Rodolfo Vieira, and Eric McConico. All five of those fighters were finished with strikes by their opponents inside the distance.

UFC 322 was advertised as the biggest card of the year. In many ways, it fulfilled that status. Islam Makhachev achieved greatness, and Valentina Shevchenko bulletproofed her case as a legend. The main card also delivered three thunderous knockouts.

Coming into UFC 322 as the promotion’s #8-ranked women’s flyweight contender, Cortez was looking to take Blanchfield’s #4 spot after previously handing “Cold Blooded” her first loss at Invicta FC 34 back in 2019. READ MORE: UFC CEO Dana White reflects on legacy of Nurmagomedov family after UFC 322

Ethyn Ewing was only a few days removed from a KO win when he got the call for a short-notice UFC 322 debut all the way across the country.

Islam Makhachev made easy work of Jack Della Maddalena. Their UFC 322 pay-per-view (PPV) main event, which took place last Sat. night (Nov. 15, 2025) at Madison Square Garden in New York City, was not competitive enough to warrant an immediate rematch and the Aussie had yet to make a single title defense before coughing