UFC 322: New York Takeover + DC & Chael Get a Grip?

UFC 322: New York Takeover + DC & Chael Get a Grip?

From Good Guy / Bad Guy by ESPN, Daniel Cormier, Chael Sonnan

November 14, 2025 · 41 min

About this episode

DC and Chael discuss UFC 322, grip strength comparisons, and significant moments in MMA history.

On this episode of Good Guy / Bad Guy…DC & Chael are taking over the Big Apple ahead of UFC 322! Islam Makhachev has vacated his Lightweight title in hopes of getting the belt currently held by Welterweight Champ Jack Della Maddalena. But is the risk worth the reward? Does he surpass Khabib Nurmagomedov with a win? ESPN tested Islam’s recorded grip strength and it was higher than Light Heavyweight Champ Alex Pereira’s. So, were putting the guys to the test! Can you guess who has the stronger grip? Plus, a Super Fight is upon us when the #1 Women’s Pound-4-Pound takes on the #2. Is Valentina Shevchenko vs Zhang Weili the greatest Women’s fight of all time? Then, this week in MMA history the original Double Champ, Conor McGregor made history at Madison Square Garden becoming the 1st fighter to hold titles in two divisions simultaneously. But have we seen the last of the Champ-Champ era? And, you do NOT want to miss which UFC 322 fighters the guys believe need to spend 2-3 years in Dagestan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Daniel Cormier, Chael Sonnan

Topics covered

  • UFC 322
  • Islam Makhachev
  • Women’s MMA
  • Conor McGregor
  • Grip strength
  • Super Fight

Keywords

  • UFC
  • MMA
  • Islam Makhachev
  • Valentina Shevchenko
  • Conor McGregor
  • Jack Della Maddalena
  • Zhang Weili

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Places: Madison Square Garden

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