Islam Makhachev to debut at welterweight against Della Maddalena

Later this year, the talented combatant from Dagestan should combat for the archetypal clip successful the welterweight class wrong the UFC organization. It has not yet been confirmed erstwhile oregon wherever the combat volition instrumentality place, but it is known that the awesome 32-year-old volition transverse the gloves with the existent champion Jack Dell' Maddalena.

What attracts peculiar attraction is the information that this volition beryllium Islam's debut successful this category, and helium volition instantly combat for the title. As the ascendant ruler of the lightweight division, helium was fixed the accidental to onslaught the loop successful the caller part without waiting. And portion immoderate fighters similar Ian Garry openly admit that they person nary country for absorption and that they tin lone fell successful beforehand of Makhachev, determination are besides those who see this UFC determination unfair.

Among them is the experienced "Wonderboy", Stephen Thompson. The 41-year-old, who fights Gabriel Bonfimo contiguous and tries to support his 12th-ranked ranking, gave an absorbing interrogation to MMA Fighting.

Thompson's presumption connected UFC priorities

"If I was fig one, adjacent anyplace successful the apical five, I would beryllium truly upset that a feline who conscionable won a rubric is going aft idiosyncratic successful a antithetic value class. If I was successful the apical five, I would consciousness similar I merit a accidental much than that feline who's coming successful from a little value class," Stephen said.

He past continued:

"Where is Shavkat Rahmonov, wherever is Ian Garry, Kamaru Usman? I deliberation those guys merit a rubric changeable much due to the fact that they've been astatine the apical for a while. If you inquire me, I'd similar JDM to bash astatine slightest 1 oregon 2 much fights earlier helium turns to idiosyncratic from a little value class. But if the combat is going to happen, I judge it volition beryllium a bully fight. Jack is simply a precise pugnacious hostile for Islam. He's bigger, helium defends takedowns precise good and helium won the loop by defeating a combatant akin to Islam (Belal Muhammad). I judge Islam is simply a amended striker than Belal and that volition marque the combat much interesting, but it volition beryllium a precise pugnacious combat for Islam."

While Stephen is trying to rise his dependable successful beforehand of fighters who person been astatine the apical for years, specified situations are thing caller successful the UFC world. There are galore examples - Ilia Topuria attacked the lightweight part instantly aft 1 featherweight defense, and Conor McGregor erstwhile jumped each the challengers without defending his belt. If anyone has the close to akin treatment, past it is surely a large combatant from Dagestan.