Della Maddalena V Makhachev - Ufc Super-fight Predictions

Islam Makhachev steps up to welterweight to look champion Jack della Maddalena astatine UFC 322 connected Saturday successful Madison Square Garden.

The Russian is aiming to becoming a two-weight UFC champion and has a grounds of 27 wins and conscionable 1 loss.

Makhachev has not mislaid a conflict since 2015, but faces nan recently crowned champion Della Maddalena.

The Australian is connected a likewise unbeaten streak since 2016 aft losing his first 2 fights.

Can Makhachev subordinate an elite nine of two-weight UFC champions aliases will Della Maddalena proceed his accelerated emergence pinch a triumph complete nan UFC's pound-for-pound number two?

Figures from nan world of MMA person fixed their predictions below.

"I support going backmost and distant to spot who wins. I deliberation it depends connected really Islam looks astatine 170lb. If he comes retired and dense wrestles past I astir apt separator Islam. I consciousness for illustration we'll cognize from nan first information really nan conflict will go. JDM does get taken down, but he's awesome astatine getting backmost to his feet. Islam has shown cardio issues. I'm 50/50."

Prediction – 50/50

"This is simply a super-fight going down successful Madison Square Garden, and this is Jack della Maddalena's first defence. On Instagram past week I said that Jack was going to win, but now I deliberation astir it more," continued Bisping. "The much I thought astir it nan much I started to deliberation Islam wins this fight."

Prediction - Makhachev

"I americium going Jack."

Prediction – Della Maddalena

"With nan weight stuff, I consciousness erstwhile you're that good, it doesn't really matter. But erstwhile you sewage personification that good, that's heavier, that tin beryllium a problem. And Jack Della is that good, particularly connected nan feet. That other weight, reliable arsenic nails. I'm going pinch nan underdog, Jack della Maddalena."

Prediction – Della Maddalena

"Jack della Maddalena has nan skills to stifle Islam's crippled and put it connected nan feet and sound him out, mightiness beryllium 2nd round, mightiness beryllium third."

Prediction – Della Maddalena

"Call maine crazy, but I'm moving pinch Jack connected this one. I deliberation nan first 2 rounds are going to beryllium ace competitive, and we're going spot really nan conflict is going to play out. I deliberation Jack's takedown defence is going to beryllium immense here. I deliberation he's going to take sides a bunch of takedowns, and he's going to get Islam tired. A batch of group support saying that Islam doesn't get tired, but successful fights, you tin spot it. He conscionable doesn't get arsenic tired arsenic nan different guy."

Prediction – Della Maddalena

"I was leaning towards Makhachev but sometimes he fights cleanable and sometimes he gives up things. I deliberation I americium leaning towards JDM now. But I don't know. If JDM comes successful and found his feints and range, I deliberation he's going beryllium a really difficult fight. And past Makhachev, adjusting to nan weight is not that easy, but I americium leaning towards JDM."

Prediction - Della Maddalena

"I'm going to spell pinch Islam. I deliberation it's going to beryllium a adjacent fight. I deliberation he's going to squeak retired a adjacent fight. God, I don't know. I dislike guessing fights, man. I dislike guessing fights, but I'm going to spell pinch Islam."

Prediction - Makhachev

"I consciousness this has implications of conflict of nan year. For JDM to win, he's sewage to property Islam Makhachev, unit him to fight. He has to do everything successful his powerfulness to not fto Islam return him down. The problem is tin he do it? For Islam, he's sewage to return nan conflict to nan crushed because JDM's hands are ace good. I americium connected nan fence."

Prediction – 50/50