At UFC 299, Jack Della Maddalena confirmed outstanding grit, resilience and endurance, orchestrating a surprising last-minute comeback in opposition to Gilbert Burns. His victory has impressed many fellow fighters as ‘Durinho’ sought redemption after an earlier loss to Belal Muhammad.
Burns applied a wrestling-oriented technique to counter his opponent’s putting capability. His plan gave the impression to be working easily till Maddalena executed a strategic roll from a grounded place, delivering a devastating knee strike to ‘Durinho”s chin, sending his opponent to the mat.
The 27-year-old capitalized with brutal floor and pound, prompting the referee to cease the combat within the third spherical.
MMA fighters have been shocked by Maddalena’s late comeback victory, resulting in an outpouring of reward on social media platforms.
Jack Della Maddalena calls Shavkat Rakhmonov
Jack Della Maddalena has no plans of slowing down after his victory over welterweight stalwart Gilbert Burns. The Perth native, who’s seeking to transfer up within the 170-pound division, has set his sights on No. 3 ranked Shavkat Rakhmonov.
In his post-fight interview with Joe Rogan, Maddalena challenged the Kazakh fighter immediately.
“There are some scary folks on this division, however I am the rattling scariest Shavkat Rakhmonov, I feel you and I could make an incredible title eliminator. Probably the greatest within the enterprise, let’s go.”
Rakhmonov possesses an undefeated MMA file, most notably selecting up a win over Stephen Thompson at UFC 296 with a second-round submission. He’s extensively considered one of many premier abilities within the division and presents a formidable problem for any opponent.
