Jack Della Maddalena vs. Islam Makhachev is official!
After making eager fight fans wait 10 hours, Dana White finally announced via Instagram that on Saturday, November 15, ‘JDM’ will put his middleweight world championship on the line against the former lightweight king at UFC 322. The event will emanate from the world’s most famous arena, Madison Square Garden.
It will be Della Maddalena’s first time defending the 170-pound crown since wrestling it away from Belal Muhammad in May.
Literally hours after the belt was wrapped about the Aussie’s waist, Makhachev revealed that he would vacate his lightweight title to move up a weight class and challenge ‘JDM’ for his newly-gotten gold.