Even though Makhachev was the favorite, there was some concern about Della Maddalena’s size and boxing. These concerns quickly dissipated, as Makhachev controlled Della Maddalena’s offense with a takedown and kept him on the ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
My life has changed. I didn’t have to cut weight. I can do what I want. He made tonight easy.<\/p>Islam Makhachev<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\nMakhachev dominated every aspect of the fight, outstriking Della Maddalena 123-32 in strikes. Makhachev’s calf kicks hindered the champion’s movement. Makhachev’s superior control was too much for Della Maddalena, who spent much of the fight trying to get up and avoid being caught in a submission.\n\nDella Maddalena seemed resigned to defeat in the third round, but refused to be finished. Makhachev, however, managed to impose his strategy.\n\n\n
This was my plan, and it’s no secret. All my opponents know it, but nobody can stop it.<\/p>Islam Makhachev<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\nAfter establishing himself as one of the best lightweights in UFC history, Makhachev will begin a new stage in the welterweight division, which has dynamic fighters. On the same night, Carlos Prates and Michael Morales achieved impressive finishes, presenting themselves as potential title contenders.\n\nThe most anticipated fight is the match between Makhachev and the current UFC lightweight champion, Ilia Topuria. Topuria, after Makhachev’s victory, expressed his confidence in being able to finish one of the best fighters in the world.\n\nAlthough Makhachev did not request a fight with Topuria immediately afterwards, he did reveal his desire for his next fight.\n\n\n
Open the White House. I’m coming for you.<\/p>Islam Makhachev<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Makhachev Conquers Welterweight Championship at UFC 322 Islam Makhachev fulfilled his goal of becoming a two-division champion on Saturday night. In the main event of UFC 322 at Madison Square Garden in New York, Makhachev submitted Jack Della Maddalena over five rounds, securing the welterweight championship with a unanimous decision victory. The three judges awarded […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":79851,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[1584,2802,228,206],"class_list":{"0":"post-79850","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mma","8":"tag-islam-makhachev","9":"tag-madison-square-garden","10":"tag-ufc","11":"tag-welterweight"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79850","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=79850"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79850\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/79851"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=79850"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=79850"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=79850"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}