Islam Makhachev vs Jack Della Maddalena: Fighting in the Gaps (Patreon)

Published:

2025-11-13 17:24:42

Imported:

2026-06

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We take a look at some of the unusual aspects of each man's game, and how these are likely to smash right into each other on fight night.

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Jack Della Maddalena vs Islam Makhachev - Fighting in the Gaps - The Fight Primer

This is not the manner in which most expected Islam Makhachev to make his way to welterweight. When Makhachev was lining up his lightweight title shot, Kamaru Usman was the long reigning king of the welters. By the time Makhachev was champ it seemed like Leon Edwards was going to have a lengthy term of his own, and then everything began moving very quickly.