Holloway holds the ceremonial “BMF” title, which he won from Dustin Poirier in June at UFC 318, and it’s unclear if that will even play a factor in the White House card booking. Dana White has suggested the event won’t be an “America vs. the world” themed affair, so perhaps Holloway won’t be on it, which he seems to have mixed feelings about.

The latest action on offer inside the Octagon has seen some climb the UFC rankings toward contention and others fall away.

Featherweights Steve Garcia and David Onama got main-event treatment as the Nos. 12 and 13 fighters, respectively, at 145 pounds. Garcia had won six in a row and seven of nine with the company since a Contender Series debut in 2019, while Onama was on a four-fight heater and was 6-2 overall since arriving in 2021.

Joanna Jedrzejczyk retired from MMA after suffering a knockout loss to Zhang Weili. The bout was a continuation of their “Fight of the Night” at UFC 248, which left Jedrzejczyk (16-5) with one of the worst hematomas in recent memory.

For the ninth time in its history, the UFC landed in "The City That Never Sleeps," as Madison Square Garden played host to UFC 322 -- highlighted by a pair of