Islamic Makhachev’s recreation plan in opposition to Jacques Della Maddalena is not any secret.
After months of hypothesis, Dana White formally introduced Thursday that “JDM” will place his welterweight world title on the road for the primary time with Makhachev at UFC 322 at Madison Sq. Backyard.
Shortly after Della Maddalena defeated Belal Muhammad to say the 170 pound crown in Might, Makhachev determined to vacate the light-weight title and maintain gold in two totally different weight lessons together with his title within the historical past ebook as one of many few fighters in UFC historical past.
Chatting with submission radio shortly after White’s announcement, Della Madalena coach Ben Vickers supplied perception into how “JDM” handles Makhachev’s wrestling-heavy assaults.
“He is not going to hurry Jack’s hips in a rush, however he tries to seize him as quickly as potential. Even when it tires him out within the early a part of the struggle and takes him straight into his world, he’ll do harm from Jack if he is at his ft.
“I am positive he would not wish to be there so long as potential. We have all heard of Habib on the nook that basically disciplines Islam once we’re not going for takedowns. I feel there’s numerous opinion from Habib when attempting to movie Islam regularly.
How does Della Maddalena’s Takedown Protection face up to Makhachev?
Regardless of a stable protection of 69% throughout the Octagon, Della Madalena struggles to face upright sometimes. In opposition to Muhammad, he deserted three of his complete 9 makes an attempt from the previous title holder.
Earlier than that, “JDM” was defeated seven occasions within the UFC 299 Conflict with Gilbert Burns, however in the end gained the match through TKO within the third spherical.
Can Della Maddalena dodge the relentless grappling of NYC’s “Dagestani Destroyer”? Fortunately we do not have to attend longer to search out.
