No Bets Barred: UFC 322, Islam Makhachev's Champ-Champ Aspirations, And The Greatest Women's Fight Of All Time

MMA Fighting

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Sports News, Sports, News

4.6 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 12 November 2025

⏱️ 82 minutes

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The best pay-per-view event of 2025 is upon us. This Saturday, UFC 322 goes down at Madison Square Garden in New York City, featuring a promotional first: two champions moving up to challenge for a second title. In the main event, Islam Makhachev moves up to 170 pounds to battle Jack Della Maddalena for the welterweight title, and in the co-main event, Zhang Weili jumps to 125 pounds to challenge Valentina Shevchenko for the women's flyweight belt. And No Bets Barred is here to break it all down. This week, host Jed Meshew is joined by Morning Kombat's Luke Noseda AKA Long Island Luke to take a look at all things UFC 322. Topics discussed include Makhachev's chances at winning a second title, whether Shevchenko vs. Zhang is the greatest women's fight in MMA history, a stacked main card featuring an ersatz welterweight tournament, the rock-solid prelim action, the next steps of The Climb, and more. Tune in for episode 142 of No Bets Barred. Follow Jed Meshew: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@JedKMeshew⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Luke Noseda: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MainCardMinute⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to MMA Fighting⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out our full video catalog⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Like MMA Fighting on Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow on Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Read More: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.mmafighting.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:41.1	You're listening to the Vox Media Podcast Network.
0:53.5	What is up, y'all? We are back for another edition of No Betts, BARD, and it is a big one because it is a pay-per-view.
1:01.0	That is right.
1:02.4	UFC 322 is finally upon us, the best card of the year on paper.
1:08.1	Frankly, I think it's the best card since UFC 300, but we'll talk about
1:11.7	all of that in just a moment. My name is Jed Mishu. We're writer from Mawaitfighting.com.
1:16.3	You probably already know that if you are joining us, but if it's your first time, welcome.
1:21.7	M. May Fightings is a great website. This is a okay podcast. And joining me to talk about all things you see 322 you know him you love him
1:31.5	he's he's here all the time now he's here roughly 12 times a year one for each of the
1:38.0	pay-per-view events that we talk about from morning combat from main car minute i mean from prop quiz yeah good can we can we say that
1:47.9	now you know uh the inimitable luke no c luk no c long island luke how you feeling about this
1:55.2	week baby thanks for being here dude jett pleasure as always to be here for the pay-per-view bring
1:59.7	me out for the big ones.
2:03.4	I am freaking hyped for this card.
2:04.2	Can't wait.
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