Buried amongst the several highly-anticipated bouts on the UFC 299 fight card, former UFC title challenger Gilbert Burns will look to defend his no. 4 welterweight ranking against the no. 11 ranked contender Jack Della Maddalena.
Burns (22-6) opened as the favorite but has since shifted to being the betting underdog. Coming off a de facto title eliminator loss to Belal Muhammad on short notice, Burns has now gone 3-3 since facing Kamaru Usman for the championship in 2021.
Undefeated since 2016 and currently on a 16-fight win streak, Della Maddalena (16-2) enters the biggest fight of his career having seen his hype wane in the last year after bursting onto the UFC scene due to consecutive split decision victories over Kevin Holland and Bassil Hafez.