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Middleweight Strikers to Collide at UFC 322 in New York

Gregory Rodrigues made short work of Jack Hermansson. | Getty/UFC


The UFC 322 card has gained another intriguing bout. 

Roman Kopylov (14-4) will look to return to winning ways in a middleweight booking against Gregory Rodrigues (17-6) at UFC 322 on Nov. 15 at Madison Square Garden in New York. The promotion announced the matchup in a release on Tuesday. The card will be headlined by Jack Della Maddalena, who will defend his welterweight title against former lightweight champ Islam Makhachev

Kopylov, Rodrigues Have Enjoyed Success in Recent Outings

After dropping his first two UFC outings, Kopylov went on a four-fight winning streak that ended with a loss against elite contender Anthony Hernandez. Kopylov has since gone 2-1 in his last three and comes off an upset loss against Paulo Costa.

Meanwhile, Rodrigues is 4-1 in his last five with wins over the likes of Brad Tavares, Christian Leroy Dunca, and Jack Hermansson — while only losing to Jared Cannonier. “RoboCop” is currently 8-3 in the UFC with six finishes. 

This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com


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