November 16, 2025 • 7 mins
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Relive the chaos from Madison Square Garden as Islam Makhachev outworks Jack Della Maddalena over five brutal rounds to leave with gold, Valentina Shevchenko turns back the challenge of Zhang Weili in a clinic of composure, and rising monsters like Michael Morales and Carlos Prates announce themselves with violent stoppages on the sport’s biggest stage. In this episode we break down every momentum swing, scorecard, and controversy from UFC 322, talk about what is next for the new welterweight king, ask where Jack goes from here, and debate whether this card quietly shifted the entire landscape at 170 and 125.
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SPEAKER_00 (00:00):
Tap in then.
It's Layna Le.
The fight, episode 61.
UFC 322.
Let's get it.
Come on now.
Islam versus Jack Della.
We're going to get into the maincard.
We gotta start off with BoNickel.
Shout out to Bo Nickel, man.
Getting that KO in three roundsof action.
(00:21):
He is more than wrestling.
He is getting a lot better.
That loss taught him a lot.
You could tell he's approaching,striking totally different.
You can tell he's applying hiswrestling in an MMA style, not
just wrestling, but MMA stylewrestling.
He is dominant, aggressive, anddoing exactly what we wanted him
to do and show the middleweightdivision better.
(00:43):
Pay attention.
RDR was right.
He's lucky to catch him nowbecause Bo's just going to get
better.
He has top-of-the-line trainingand a pedigree that can't be
matched in there.
Now, besides Bo, we have to talkabout Wellmaker getting beat by
the guy who had 48 hours to win.
I mean, to even show up.
But the guy was bigger.
(01:04):
The guy is a champion.
He is legit.
I Googled the fuck out of himafter he won.
Shout out to him.
Shout out to Wellmaker.
He still took a fight in 48hours' notice.
Not the result you wanted, butthe guy was bigger.
It is what it is.
And he was more skilled.
Let's just be frank.
He was bigger and more skilled,and you're young-ish because he
(01:26):
is 31.
But you can't stop what youcan't stop.
Shout out to the undercard,shout out to the prelims.
Just as good as the main card,at least to me.
Now we start the main card witha banger.
Done in one BSD.
KO, man.
(01:46):
Punches.
In bunches.
The ref.
Thank you.
Get him off of him.
That should be illegal.
Listen, BSD's not fuckingplaying around.
He wants the BMF belt.
He wants to fight Max.
I like that fight.
I like that fight.
I like all the fights that uhpeople are proposing for Max
(02:07):
Holiday right now.
I like him in his position ashis B at the as the BMF.
But let's get into the nextcard.
Because listen, it's beenaction.
It was all action until theco-main in main event, which is
weird.
But that's what happens when yougo to the highest of levels,
right?
To the highest of skills.
The deficits are the deficits.
(02:28):
Now we have Carlos Pratas versusLeon Edwards.
Listen, Leon looked like he wasabout to just work Carlos and
out wrestle him and keep thefight on the ground and win a
boring fight, but he gotengaged.
There's two paths you can go.
You can go for the fans or youcan go for a fight plan.
(02:52):
You can go for your ego or youcan go for the plan.
The plan should so listen.
The plan should be over the egoalways.
The goal is to win.
Leon got emotional.
Leon got knocked out.
First time in his UC career.
I'm pretty sure that's his thirdloss.
(03:14):
I think it's time to hang himup.
He's taking a lot of damageversus he's taking a lot of
damage mentally andpsychologically.
He needs to take a break.
Far as Carlos Protest, man, he'sgonna be good with any striker,
but if you get him a grappler,he's fucked.
So I don't think he's gonna gothat far or be a champion.
(03:35):
But he's an entertainingfighter.
Entertaining fighter.
And listen, this is all aboutpicking and choosing when to
take these fights, man.
These guys are dangerous.
UFC is getting all the old dogsout of there.
Sean Brady just got put out inround one.
Michael Morales got it done inone.
(03:58):
These kids aren't playing.
They got power.
And if you want to mix it up, ifyou can't get out of range,
you're going to sleep.
Sean Brady was on a win streak.
Sean Brady was next in line forthe title.
Sean Brady has to pick up thepieces.
He could have left that fightfor somebody else.
He said yes.
He said he wasn't a bitch.
(04:19):
And listen, he has a warriorspirit, but sometimes you got to
get in front of that.
Somebody around you should makethat last decision.
Like, I don't think fightersmake the best decisions for
themselves.
We've seen it with Chris EubankJr.
Look at that weight cut.
Look how it affected him.
We've seen it with Rod Tang.
He's in the hospital because ofa weight cut.
(04:41):
You gotta understand thebusiness, the body, and the
momentum of the people you'refighting.
You have to pick your spots,man.
This is a business, and nobodycares that Sean Brady, you know,
all the work he put in overthese years are erased because
of one moment, one decision.
Shout out to Michael Morales.
Great fight, great contender inthe wealth of weight division.
(05:03):
I wouldn't mind Michael Moralesversus Kyle's Protest.
Let's keep it fun.
Let's just keep it striking.
Let's, you know, guns areblazing.
I would love to see that fight.
Now, when we get to the Komain,Way Lee versus Valentina, this
is the criminal of the crime,the best of the best.
Skills pay the bills.
If you have a skill gap, youmight as well take a lap.
(05:25):
Way Lee was on the mat.
Okay?
No, you have dangerous striking.
We're not gonna strike.
That's what Valentina said anddid for five rounds.
And he out, she outstruck her aswell.
Total defeat, 5-0 across theboard.
Whale Lee cannot survive thatweight class.
(05:47):
At least not somebody at thatweight class with Valentina's
skill set.
It's impossible.
Shout out to Valentina, one ofthe best female fighters ever of
all time.
Dismisses Way Lee, rejects her,puts her back in her weight
class.
Maybe the straw weight divisiongets shaken back up and Walee
(06:07):
goes back down.
Now, Wayley went up and lost,Islam went up and won.
Same result.
High-level fighters, high-levelfighters fight where they want
to be.
They fight where they won at.
And if you can't stop that, itis not their fault.
(06:29):
Now, was the main card the best?
The co-main in the main.
They dominated their opponentswith their skill set, but it
wasn't the best for a casualfan.
Even I, I like it, but man, itwas tough.
Because I feel like he could bedoing a lot more damage.
And we have to change just thelying down, just the laying
(06:53):
prey.
And I don't even think it wasthat.
Like JDM was good enough to keephimself alive on the ground.
So maybe it's just that.
Like, he's just that good thateven though you're alive, you
can't do shit.
And that's what JDM could.
He couldn't do shit.
He couldn't get any offense off.
He got his legs chewed up.
(07:15):
He got dominated in thegrappling.
I'm thinking it was like maybe15 minutes of control time.
It's just too much, man.
And with a math like that,you're never gonna win a fight
against Islam or anybody fromthe Dagestani camp.
Shout out to Islam.
He's a two-weight champion.
I know DC's happy.
I know Kabib's happy.
I know the whole team's happy.
(07:35):
Shout out to them.
Shout out to hard work andeffort beats everything.
That's it.
Get to work.
Nothing else works but work.
Episode 61 of the Fightshappened in it's Layna Le.
Tap in then.
It's Layna Le.
The fight, episode 61.
UFC 322.
Let's get it.
Come on now.
Islam versus Jack Della.
We're going to get into the maincard.
We gotta start off with BoNickel.
Shout out to Bo Nickel, man.
Getting that KO in three roundsof action.
(00:21):
He is more than wrestling.
He is getting a lot better.
That loss taught him a lot.
You could tell he's approaching,striking totally different.
You can tell he's applying hiswrestling in an MMA style, not
just wrestling, but MMA stylewrestling.
He is dominant, aggressive, anddoing exactly what we wanted him
to do and show the middleweightdivision better.
(00:43):
Pay attention.
RDR was right.
He's lucky to catch him nowbecause Bo's just going to get
better.
He has top-of-the-line trainingand a pedigree that can't be
matched in there.
Now, besides Bo, we have to talkabout Wellmaker getting beat by
the guy who had 48 hours to win.
I mean, to even show up.
But the guy was bigger.
(01:04):
The guy is a champion.
He is legit.
I Googled the fuck out of himafter he won.
Shout out to him.
Shout out to Wellmaker.
He still took a fight in 48hours' notice.
Not the result you wanted, butthe guy was bigger.
It is what it is.
And he was more skilled.
Let's just be frank.
He was bigger and more skilled,and you're young-ish because he
(01:26):
is 31.
But you can't stop what youcan't stop.
Shout out to the undercard,shout out to the prelims.
Just as good as the main card,at least to me.
Now we start the main card witha banger.
Done in one BSD.
KO, man.
(01:46):
Punches.
In bunches.
The ref.
Thank you.
Get him off of him.
That should be illegal.
Listen, BSD's not fuckingplaying around.
He wants the BMF belt.
He wants to fight Max.
I like that fight.
I like that fight.
I like all the fights that uhpeople are proposing for Max
(02:07):
Holiday right now.
I like him in his position ashis B at the as the BMF.
But let's get into the nextcard.
Because listen, it's beenaction.
It was all action until theco-main in main event, which is
weird.
But that's what happens when yougo to the highest of levels,
right?
To the highest of skills.
The deficits are the deficits.
(02:28):
Now we have Carlos Pratas versusLeon Edwards.
Listen, Leon looked like he wasabout to just work Carlos and
out wrestle him and keep thefight on the ground and win a
boring fight, but he gotengaged.
There's two paths you can go.
You can go for the fans or youcan go for a fight plan.
(02:52):
You can go for your ego or youcan go for the plan.
The plan should so listen.
The plan should be over the egoalways.
The goal is to win.
Leon got emotional.
Leon got knocked out.
First time in his UC career.
I'm pretty sure that's his thirdloss.
(03:14):
I think it's time to hang himup.
He's taking a lot of damageversus he's taking a lot of
damage mentally andpsychologically.
He needs to take a break.
Far as Carlos Protest, man, he'sgonna be good with any striker,
but if you get him a grappler,he's fucked.
So I don't think he's gonna gothat far or be a champion.
(03:35):
But he's an entertainingfighter.
Entertaining fighter.
And listen, this is all aboutpicking and choosing when to
take these fights, man.
These guys are dangerous.
UFC is getting all the old dogsout of there.
Sean Brady just got put out inround one.
Michael Morales got it done inone.
(03:58):
These kids aren't playing.
They got power.
And if you want to mix it up, ifyou can't get out of range,
you're going to sleep.
Sean Brady was on a win streak.
Sean Brady was next in line forthe title.
Sean Brady has to pick up thepieces.
He could have left that fightfor somebody else.
He said yes.
He said he wasn't a bitch.
(04:19):
And listen, he has a warriorspirit, but sometimes you got to
get in front of that.
Somebody around you should makethat last decision.
Like, I don't think fightersmake the best decisions for
themselves.
We've seen it with Chris EubankJr.
Look at that weight cut.
Look how it affected him.
We've seen it with Rod Tang.
He's in the hospital because ofa weight cut.
(04:41):
You gotta understand thebusiness, the body, and the
momentum of the people you'refighting.
You have to pick your spots,man.
This is a business, and nobodycares that Sean Brady, you know,
all the work he put in overthese years are erased because
of one moment, one decision.
Shout out to Michael Morales.
Great fight, great contender inthe wealth of weight division.
(05:03):
I wouldn't mind Michael Moralesversus Kyle's Protest.
Let's keep it fun.
Let's just keep it striking.
Let's, you know, guns areblazing.
I would love to see that fight.
Now, when we get to the Komain,Way Lee versus Valentina, this
is the criminal of the crime,the best of the best.
Skills pay the bills.
If you have a skill gap, youmight as well take a lap.
(05:25):
Way Lee was on the mat.
Okay?
No, you have dangerous striking.
We're not gonna strike.
That's what Valentina said anddid for five rounds.
And he out, she outstruck her aswell.
Total defeat, 5-0 across theboard.
Whale Lee cannot survive thatweight class.
(05:47):
At least not somebody at thatweight class with Valentina's
skill set.
It's impossible.
Shout out to Valentina, one ofthe best female fighters ever of
all time.
Dismisses Way Lee, rejects her,puts her back in her weight
class.
Maybe the straw weight divisiongets shaken back up and Walee
(06:07):
goes back down.
Now, Wayley went up and lost,Islam went up and won.
Same result.
High-level fighters, high-levelfighters fight where they want
to be.
They fight where they won at.
And if you can't stop that, itis not their fault.
(06:29):
Now, was the main card the best?
The co-main in the main.
They dominated their opponentswith their skill set, but it
wasn't the best for a casualfan.
Even I, I like it, but man, itwas tough.
Because I feel like he could bedoing a lot more damage.
And we have to change just thelying down, just the laying
(06:53):
prey.
And I don't even think it wasthat.
Like JDM was good enough to keephimself alive on the ground.
So maybe it's just that.
Like, he's just that good thateven though you're alive, you
can't do shit.
And that's what JDM could.
He couldn't do shit.
He couldn't get any offense off.
He got his legs chewed up.
(07:15):
He got dominated in thegrappling.
I'm thinking it was like maybe15 minutes of control time.
It's just too much, man.
And with a math like that,you're never gonna win a fight
against Islam or anybody fromthe Dagestani camp.
Shout out to Islam.
He's a two-weight champion.
I know DC's happy.
I know Kabib's happy.
I know the whole team's happy.
(07:35):
Shout out to them.
Shout out to hard work andeffort beats everything.
That's it.
Get to work.
Nothing else works but work.
Episode 61 of the Fightshappened in it's Layna Le.
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