Jack Della Maddalena is ready to climb his way back to the UFC welterweight title.
Della Maddalena (18-3 MMA, 8-1 UFC) was dominated in a title loss to Islam Makhachev at UFC 322 this past November. The setback snapped his 18-fight winning streak.
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Various top welterweight contenders such as Michael Morales, Carlos Prates, Ian Machado Garry, and Kamaru Usman are vying for the next shot. The 29-year-old is ready to take on any of them in hopes of earning himself a rematch against Makhachev (28-1 MMA, 17-1 UFC).
“My goal is obviously to go back and get the world title back and also just challenge myself against these guys, all those new contenders and really find out who the best is,” Della Maddalena told Fight Wave. “I believe I can reign supreme. I’d love to get a shot at Islam again. That would be the dream. But obviously, he’s in a different part of his career. Hopefully, I can get to a point where he grants me the rematch.”
Della Maddalena has been linked to a potential fight with Prates, but nothing has been announced or confirmed. Whoever he ends up fighting, the Perth native knows he’ll have his work cut out for him.
“It’s going to be tough competition for me, tough fights,” Della Maddalena said. “So I guess we’re all going to have to bring our A game come fight night because there’s a lot of people working hard to get the belt.”
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: Jack Della Maddalena hopes to work his way to Islam Makhachev rematch
