Jack Della Maddalena has at all times been a sleeper
He takes on Belal Muhammad this weekend in the primary occasion of UFC 315. With the welterweight strap on the road, the Australian seems to leapfrog his contemporaries and turn out to be the second present Australian champion alongside Alexander Volkanovski.
His rise was a peculiar one in every of which none noticed coming. Many issues have needed to go proper. However that doesn’t make Maddalena any much less deserving. Saturday, he’ll show that.
Jack Della Maddalena: Alternative
To ensure that Jack Della Maddalena to get this shot on the king, he needed to win, simply as each different title challenger needed to. However the names forward of him have needed to additionally do the identical. In brief, the 28-year-old answered the decision. He fought when he wanted to and the items fell into place.
Sean Brady didn’t turn out to be the primary contender till a couple of weeks in the past when he beat Leon Edwards. Timelines didn’t add up for UFC 315. Shavkat Rakhmonov was booked to struggle Belal Muhammad however that struggle fell via. Now Rakhmonov has lingering accidents. Leon Edwards and Kamaru Usman, two struggle dropping streaks within the division.
That places Jack Della Maddalena proper in line.
Ranked fifth, he’s a formidable 7-0 within the UFC and 17-2 total. However his opponent is on a formidable run: 10-0-1.
The Australian Connection
Australians have had a run within the UFC. Not too long ago, Alexander Volkanovski recaptured the title. Robert Whittaker turned the champion as effectively. Then there’s well-known fighters like Tai Tuivasa, Steve Erceg, and extra.
These names are slowly fading away, regardless of Volkanovski recapturing the crown. Jack Della Maddalena is ushering a brand new period of Aussies into the UFC forefront.
The brand new era of Australian fighters is inbound. The UFC is persistently in search of new expertise of their regular markets. Having an Alexander Volkanovski and Jack Della Maddalena headlining the subsequent Melbourne or Sidney card will likely be proper up TKO’s alley.
However first, Jack Della Maddalena must win.
