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Finds late stoppage win at UFC 299
Della Maddalena defeated Gilbert Burns via TKO (punches) at 3:34 of Round 3 at UFC 299 on Saturday in Miami.
ANALYSIS
Della Maddalena was officially just a couple minutes away from his first loss with the UFC. He was down two rounds on a pair of scorecards heading into Round 3 and was clearly losing the final frame. Yet, as we have seen from Jack in the past, he has this unique ability to find a victory in light of adversity. Della Maddalena got the better of the striking exchanges with Burns, as expected. Yet, it's hard to win a decision when you allow your opponent to land 7-of-11 takedown attempts. To Jack's credit, he kept working his way back to his feet, and his final flurry put him in position to smash Burns with a knee to the face and some follow-up strikes to earn the late stoppage win. It would also earn him a $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus. Jack improves to 7-0 in the UFC, with wins over the likes of Burns and Kevin Holland. Even his victory over Randy Brown is a quality win. He called out Shavkat Rakhmonov in his post-fight interview. Sign us up.
Della Maddalena was officially just a couple minutes away from his first loss with the UFC. He was down two rounds on a pair of scorecards heading into Round 3 and was clearly losing the final frame. Yet, as we have seen from Jack in the past, he has this unique ability to find a victory in light of adversity. Della Maddalena got the better of the striking exchanges with Burns, as expected. Yet, it's hard to win a decision when you allow your opponent to land 7-of-11 takedown attempts. To Jack's credit, he kept working his way back to his feet, and his final flurry put him in position to smash Burns with a knee to the face and some follow-up strikes to earn the late stoppage win. It would also earn him a $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus. Jack improves to 7-0 in the UFC, with wins over the likes of Burns and Kevin Holland. Even his victory over Randy Brown is a quality win. He called out Shavkat Rakhmonov in his post-fight interview. Sign us up.
Facing Gilbert Burns at UFC 299
The UFC announced Sunday that Della Maddalena is scheduled to face Gilbert Burns in a welterweight fight at UFC 299 in Miami on March 9.
ANALYSIS
Della Maddalena, currently No. 11 in the UFC's welterweight rankings, has an excellent opportunity to jump into their upper echelon. The 37-year-old Burns is ranked No. 4, and winning over him stands an adequate chance of giving him leverage for a championship fight.
Della Maddalena, currently No. 11 in the UFC's welterweight rankings, has an excellent opportunity to jump into their upper echelon. The 37-year-old Burns is ranked No. 4, and winning over him stands an adequate chance of giving him leverage for a championship fight.
Second straight split decision win
Della Maddalena defeated Kevin Holland via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 28-29) at Noche UFC on Saturday in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
It's a second straight spilt decision win for Della Maddalena, albeit it the second in a row that he probably deserved to win. Jack's takedown defense was an unmitigated disaster against newcomer Bassil Hafez this past July, so he had to be beyond thrilled that Holland was willing to engage him in a 15-minute kickboxing match. Della Maddalena struggled to consistently get inside against his taller, longer opponent, but when he did, Jack consistently landed the harder blows. In many ways, this fight was a case of optics. The damaging shots that Della Maddalena connected with meant more than the volume route Holland employed. While this is an excellent win from JDM, it's still fair to wonder how he will look the next time he is tasked with going up against a wrestling-heavy opponent.
It's a second straight spilt decision win for Della Maddalena, albeit it the second in a row that he probably deserved to win. Jack's takedown defense was an unmitigated disaster against newcomer Bassil Hafez this past July, so he had to be beyond thrilled that Holland was willing to engage him in a 15-minute kickboxing match. Della Maddalena struggled to consistently get inside against his taller, longer opponent, but when he did, Jack consistently landed the harder blows. In many ways, this fight was a case of optics. The damaging shots that Della Maddalena connected with meant more than the volume route Holland employed. While this is an excellent win from JDM, it's still fair to wonder how he will look the next time he is tasked with going up against a wrestling-heavy opponent.
Taking on Kevin Holland
Della Maddalena agreed to face Kevin Holland in a welterweight bout at Noche UFC on Sept. 16 in Las Vegas, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
The pair will join the card after the welterweight fight between Kelvin Gastelum (undisclosed) and Shavkat Rakhmonov was canned. Holland is coming off a dominant victory over Michael Chiesa in July and has won two straight bouts. Della Maddalena remains undefeated since coming up through Dana White's Contender Series in 2021 and last beat Bassil Hafez in July, though it wasn't an easy victory.
The pair will join the card after the welterweight fight between Kelvin Gastelum (undisclosed) and Shavkat Rakhmonov was canned. Holland is coming off a dominant victory over Michael Chiesa in July and has won two straight bouts. Della Maddalena remains undefeated since coming up through Dana White's Contender Series in 2021 and last beat Bassil Hafez in July, though it wasn't an easy victory.
Barely survives Bassil Hafez
Della Maddalena defeated Bassil Hafez via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) at UFC on ESPN 49 on Saturday in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
Della Maddalena has been hanging around Vegas the past couple weeks, willing to fight anyone who would step into the Octagon with him at 170 pounds following the potential lifesaving withdrawal of Josiah Harrell a week ago. Hafez stepped up here, and JDM nearly paid for it. Entering as a -650 favorite, Jack dropped the first round after spending more than three minutes on his back. He allowed three takedowns in Round 1 and stuffed all 15 of Hafex's attempts the rest of the way, which is a good thing because if even one more of those tries landed, JDM may have been looking at his first loss since May 2016. Ultimately, however, Jack was able to do enough damage on the feet over the course of the final ten minutes -- when Hafez's energy dropped -- to convince two of the three judges he deserved the win. JDM needs to clean up his takedown defense moving forward, as constantly attempting guillotines in place of actual defense and then ending up on his back just isn't going to cut it. Any opponent that saw this fight is understandably going to try to get him to the mat. On the bright side, though, he'll take home an extra $50,000 after this bout was given Fight of the Night honors.
Della Maddalena has been hanging around Vegas the past couple weeks, willing to fight anyone who would step into the Octagon with him at 170 pounds following the potential lifesaving withdrawal of Josiah Harrell a week ago. Hafez stepped up here, and JDM nearly paid for it. Entering as a -650 favorite, Jack dropped the first round after spending more than three minutes on his back. He allowed three takedowns in Round 1 and stuffed all 15 of Hafex's attempts the rest of the way, which is a good thing because if even one more of those tries landed, JDM may have been looking at his first loss since May 2016. Ultimately, however, Jack was able to do enough damage on the feet over the course of the final ten minutes -- when Hafez's energy dropped -- to convince two of the three judges he deserved the win. JDM needs to clean up his takedown defense moving forward, as constantly attempting guillotines in place of actual defense and then ending up on his back just isn't going to cut it. Any opponent that saw this fight is understandably going to try to get him to the mat. On the bright side, though, he'll take home an extra $50,000 after this bout was given Fight of the Night honors.