UFC welterweight champion Jack Della Maddalena is able to attempt to ship Islam Makhachev again right down to the light-weight division this weekend.
On Saturday night time, Jack Della Maddalena will put his welterweight gold on the road when he goes face to face with Islam Makhachev. Islam is making his means as much as 170 kilos from the light-weight division, together with his hope being that he can turn out to be a two-weight world champion, cementing his legacy as among the best to ever do it.
In fact, Jack Della Maddalena isn’t simply going to sit down there and take it. He needs to show that he’s the rightful champion at welterweight within the wake of his title win over Belal Muhammad which, in itself, shocked lots of people given how dominant Belal seemed in opposition to Leon Edwards in his personal championship victory.
In a current interview, Jack Della Maddalena made some fascinating feedback when requested in regards to the narrative of him defeating a ‘legit light-weight’ if he can get the job performed in opposition to Makhachev in New York Metropolis.
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“I’m type of hoping for that narrative [beating down a lightweight],” Della Maddalena informed MMA Combating. “Meaning I’ve performed my job and put him again in his place. Actually, that’s type of the narrative I’m hoping that comes the day after the battle is that he’s only a light-weight, he would by no means do effectively within the welterweight division.
“That’s type of what I’m hoping for. That’s it [sending him packing back to 155 pounds].”
“It’s a tough one as a result of clearly he hasn’t performed something within the welterweight division however I feel his resume’s very respectable,” Della Maddalena mentioned about Makhachev. “He’s performed a fairly good job in that division clearing it out. It’s cool.
“Earlier than a champion strikes up, not less than filter the division. I really feel like that’s what he has performed so I really feel like he’s deserving of this spot. Deserving of getting a crack at a giant legacy battle. I feel it’s a giant problem. Positively the most important problem of my profession.”
Quotes through MMA Fighting
