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Newly minted UFC welterweight kingpin Jack Della Maddalena had a well-thought-out game plan for his fight with Belal Muhammad, and Della Maddalena's coach's counsel also came in handy.
'JDM' dethroned Muhammad via unanimous decision at UFC 315. Going into the fight, a lot of fans expected the challenger to struggle to keep the fight standing. However, Della Maddalena was able to defend six of the nine takedowns attempted by Muhammad and also showed immaculate striking for five rounds.
'JDM' dominated the majority of the bout, but the scorecards were relatively close, with two judges scoring it 48-47 in the challenger's favour and the third judge scoring it 49-46.
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Beginning with Round 3, the Australian was informed by his corner that he had already won the first three. Now, another corner cam clip has been posted online, in which Della Maddalena is heard hearing Coach Ben Vickers say that he is only one round away from winning and therefore must fight safely and intently.
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Before the beginning of Round 5, Vickers said:
"All right, listen, you’re five minutes away from being the world champ. Stay focused. On the cage, just disengage. Let’s not get back involved. Stay on the jab. Busy on the jab. Moving on your feet, never static. He is so tired. Make him taste you a bit, make him miss, and ping him! All right."
He added:
"You’re not fu**ing tired, all right! Five minutes to realise all your fu**ing dreams. Let’s go. Safety first, stay focused. Keep pinging the cu*t."
Check out Jack Della Maddalena's coach Ben Vickers's comments below:
Surging UFC lightweight breaks down potential Jack Della Maddalena vs. Islam Makhachev bout
Paddy Pimblett has reacted to Jack Della Maddalena’s UFC 315 performance and also broken down a potential bout between 'JDM' and Islam Makhachev.
'The Baddy' emphasized Della Maddalena's takedown defense versus Belal Muhammad but also believes it will be intriguing to observe how he performs against Makhachev, given the Dagestani's superior ground game. Pimblett said:
"Della vs Islam, he showed he’s got good takedown defense. But Islam is a different beast, isn’t he? So, we’ll have to see how his strength transfers up to welterweight."
Check out Paddy Pimblett's comments below (8:57):
