Jack Della Maddalena outlines "key to victory" for upcoming Islam Makhachev title fight at UFC 322

Jack Della Maddalena recently shared his thoughts on his upcoming fight against Islam Makhachev at UFC 322 and outlined his game plan for the clash.

Della Maddalena and Makhachev are set to throw down in a welterweight title fight at UFC 322 on Nov. 16 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. In his last outing, the Australian defeated Belal Muhammad via unanimous decision at UFC 315 in May and took home the 170-pound title.

On the other hand, Makhachev last defeated Renato Moicano via first-round submission in their lightweight title fight at UFC 311 in January. The Dagestani grappling savant later vacated the title and moved up to welterweight after Della Maddalena's win over Muhammad.

Given Makhachev's incredible grappling pedigree, many have wondered whether Della Maddalena could hold his own against the former lightweight king. In a recent interview with New York Post Sports, Della Maddalena outlined his game plan for the fight:

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"I think yeah, not stop moving. I think Islam, if he can get on top of you and you give him time, he’ll just keep getting better positions until he gets the finish. I think keeping moving and never letting a position really settle is going to be key to victory."

Belal Muhammad previews Jack Della Maddalena vs. Islam Makhachev at UFC 322

Belal Muhammad recently shared his two cents on the upcoming welterweight title fight between Jack Della Maddalena and Islam Makhachev at UFC 322. The former welterweight champion believes Makhachev could finish the Australian and claimed that the current titleholder is prone to mistakes on the ground.

In a recent interview on No Scripts Podcast (via @RedCorner_MMA on X), Muhammad shared his preview of the fight:

"I think Islam can finish JDM on the ground. We saw with DDP [Dricus du Plessis, against Khamzat Chimaev], if you’ve never felt one of those Dagestani style wrestlers, you don’t want it to be your first time in the cage feeling it. Islam and they have a different feel, they have a different type of grappling. So, for JDM, even in our fight, he makes mistakes on the ground."