Jack Della Maddalena welcomes Islam Makhachev fight after UFC 315 title win

Della Maddalena Unseats Muhammad

UFC 315's headlining title fight followed a co-main event between Valentina Shevchenko and Manon Fiorot, which saw Shevchenko successfully kick off her second reign as women's flyweight champion with a hard-fought unanimous decision.

Many fans assumed that Muhammad would be eager to test Della Maddalena's ground game, but the champion was content to trade strikes with the Australian during a first round where "Remember the Name" only shot for one halfhearted takedown and landed some significant shots on the feet.

The second round was another striking-heavy affair where Muhammad once again came up short on his lone takedown attempt. The live betting odds skewed towards the challenger in the third frame, but the champion began to increase his output and pressure significantly as the round went on.

"Remember the Name" came out with a significant sense of urgency to start the fourth round, and things briefly turned into a wild brawl before Muhammad dropped into a takedown attempt along the cage that Della Maddalena managed to fend off.

Muhammad came straight after the challenger once again to open the final round, and after Della Maddalena opened up a cut on "Remember the Name" the champion was finally able to secure his first takedown of the fight.

The challenger was able to work back to his feet fairly quickly and started to land big shots on Muhammad before instigating a clinch along the fence. After another brief takedown, Della Maddalena slugged it out with the champion during the final minute to secure a unanimous decision and win the UFC welterweight title.

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