Ex-UFC champion Belal Muhammad thinks Jack Della Maddalena would have been better served by training with someone from Dagestan ahead of his first welterweight title defense.
Six months removed from his title-winning performance against Muhammad at UFC 315, ‘JDM’ had no answer for Makhachev’s grapple-heavy attack inside Madison Square Garden. After 25 one-sided minutes of action, Della Maddalena surrendered his 170-pound crown to Makhachev, kickstarting a new era in one of the UFC’s most talent-rich divisions.
Ahead of his clash with Makhachev, Della Maddalena notably trained with two-time ADCC world champion Craig Jones.