At the UFC 315 event, Jack Della Maddalena became a new championship in Welterweight. The Australian boxer defeated Belal Muhammad by calculating the point in the 5 -round match. This is also the match that receives the title of Fight of the Night.
After owning the UFC championship, Jack Della Maddalena announced the next opponent he wanted to confront the future. Accordingly, the new UFC champion wants to encounter Islam Makhachev, defending the Lightweight Championship. This is what Maddalena actively “asked” Mr. Dana White.
At the present time, Islam Makhachev is the object of many emerging boxers. Ilia Topuria announced the abandonment of the Featherweight weight championship to rank Lightweight, with the goal of hunting Makhachev. After Topuria, it was Maddalena's turn to challenge the Russian boxer.
On the Islam Makhachev side, the possibility that he continued to play in the Lightweight weight class remained open. This boxer can completely abandon the current championship to rank Welterweight. This is not too difficult for Makhachev, because he will not have to squeeze as much as before.
Currently, UFC notes Islam Makhachev is the one who has the most consecutive protection of the Lightweight weighing championship belt most (4 times). He won the belt from Charles Oliveira in the late match in 2022. Since then, Makhachev has defeated Alexander Volkanovski in turn (2 times), Dustin Poirier and Renato Moicano.