Highly hyped middleweight prospect Beau Nikkal booked his first fight since his defeat to Reinier de Ridder earlier this year when he returned to action at UFC 322 in New York on November 15th.
The three-time NCAA champion wrestler is scheduled to face Rodolfo Vieira in a matchup between the two top grapplers. Vieira is a multi-time grappling champion, including a gold medal victory at the famous ADCC tournament that won that title in 2015.
Vieira is 3-1 in his last four outings at the UFC and is about to add to the record when he clashed with Nickal in November.
As for Nikkar, he plunged into the UFC as one of the hottest signatures after three professional fights. He rattled four consecutive victories to begin his UFC career, but suffered a knockout loss to De Ridder in May.
Also on the card, Roman Kopillov returns to his actions against Gregory Rodriguez in the middleweight battle.
Baisangur Susurkaev, a favorite from the Dana White contender series, is also booked for a new fight when he faces Eric Maconico in a middleweight fight on the card. Susurkaev made his debut when he scored a victory in the Contender Series to win a UFC contract and submitted Eric Nolan a few days later at UFC 319 in Chicago.
The UFC 322 is set to headline by a pair of title fights as Jack Della Madalena grabs his welterweight belt to move up to 170 pounds against former lightweight champion Islam Makhachev. Also, on the card, Valentina Shevchenko defends the flyweight title against Zhang Weili.
This is the complete lineup of Battle ConfitsPrevious UFC 322 RMED:
Main Event: Jacques Della Madalena vs. Islam Makachev
Joint main event: Valentina Shevchenko vs. Zhang Weili
Leon Edwards vs. Carlos Award
Erin Blanchfield vs. Tracy Cortez
Roman Kopillov vs. Gregory Rodriguez
Bo Nickal vs. Rodolfo Vieira
Baisangur Susurkaev vs. Eric McConicon