Jack Della Maddalena (18-2) and Islam Makhachev (27-1) will star in the second half of 2025 one of the Great fighting of the year. The former lightweight champion decided to leave his belt vacant for welter weight To try to get the double championship. However, the Australian fighter believes that the Difference of size between them will be key when it comes to the victory and make your First defense as monarch of the 170 pounds.
“We saw what Volk did to him. I'm for him, it's too small“, he said in an interview with 'Eternal MMA'. In the 155 pounds, Makhachev used to be seen bigger that his rivals, what gave him a advantage that will not have on the wélter weight.
We saw what Volk did
In the 170 pounds, the best friend of Khabib Nurmagomedov will suffer in the same way as They suffered Your rivals in light weight. In addition, Della Maddalena has the incentive wanting to take revenge on daguestaní for the Two victories who achieved against Alexander Volkanovski, compatriot, friend and Training partner Occasional of the Australian.
In fact, Jack has taken as reference those two fighting to realize the damage that can cause Makhachev. If Islam suffered against a pen weight, consider that before a large welter weight it has little or Nothing to do.
Della Maddalena y Makhachev
Same criticisms as to Topuria
This same argument is the one used by the detractors of Ulli topuria Once he decided to climb to light weight. “It's very small,” “It will notice the difference“… the rest is already history. Makhachev cut a lot of weight to compete in the 155 pounds, so the wéter weight is the Ideal category For a fighter who is sure he can impose their skills Before stronger rivals.
The Key of success from Makhachev passes through the grapplingwhere in theory it is quite superior To Della Maddalena. Although the Australian has been seen training for his last fights with Jiu-Jitsu experts as Craig Jonesif the fight takes place on the ground, it has all to lose.
Jack managed to dethrone Belal Muhammad –Friend of Makhachev- the last UFC 315, although many criticized the strategy of the Palestinian, who decided not to try so many Tarm as should. The result was a broken nose, the orbit of the broken eye and the completely split lip. Rumors suggest that Makhachev and Della Maddalena will see faces in November in the Madison Square Gardenin a fight that in case of winning the daguestaní would make him the eleventh double champion of the history of the UFC.
