Championship fights are layered battles, with the competitors stepping into the Octagon operating at the highest level in their respective weight classes. Breaking down how these pivotal contests could possibly play out is a challenging venture, which is why UFC staff writer E. Spencer Kyte has taken to enlisting the help of some of the sharpest minds in the sport to help dissect these critical contests.
As Jack Della Maddalena readies to defend his welterweight title against former lightweight ruler Islam Makhachev in the main event of VeChain UFC 322 this weekend at Madison Square Garden in New York City, Kyte reached out to Eric Nicksick from Xtreme Couture to discuss the matchup and pull apart the pieces of this contest that make it so fascinating.