Before he ascended to the throne of the welterweight division, Jack Della Maddalena cut his teeth on the regional scene, including at Eternal MMA, the promotion founded by Cam O’Neill, which has been hosted on UFC FIGHT PASS since Eternal 48 in October 2019. That card featured familiar faces to UFC fans, including Della Maddalena, Casey O’Neill, Jacob Malkoun and Kevin Jousset.
Since then, Eternal MMA has produced 21 athletes who graced the Octagon, including 10 fighters currently on the roster. In addition to Della Maddalena, fellow Eternal alumnus Steve Erceg challenged for UFC gold when he fought and pushed flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja to the brink at UFC 301.