Jack Della Maddalena's Victory Puts Him In Championship Conversation
9 months agoJack Della Maddalena launched himself into the welterweight top five with a stoppage win over welterweight contender Gilbert Burns. Della Maddalena was arguably losing his fight with Burns, a former challenger for the belt, but landed a brutal knee strike late in the third round, before finishing the Brazilian veteran off with some elbows on the mat. In 13:43 of action, Della Maddalena landed 67 significant strikes. This was the biggest win of Della Maddalena's carrier, who called out Shavkat Rakhmonov during his post-fight speech. A win over the 18-0 Rakhmonov would certainly make the strongest possible case for a title shot.
Source: UFC
Source: UFC