UFC 315: Jack Della Maddalena creates Western Australian sporting history with epic title triumph

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UFC 315: Jack Della Maddalena creates Western *********** sporting history with epic title triumph

Jack Della Maddalena has created Western *********** sporting history, becoming the state’s first UFC champion.

Della Maddalena has marked himself as one of the best mixed martial artists in the world, claiming the welterweight title in a five-round war against Belal Muhammad at UFC 315 in Montreal on Sunday.

The 28-year-old Perth fighter won via unanimous decision, with all three judges giving him the fight to crown him the first ever UFC champion from WA.

“It’s exactly how I thought it would feel, it feel’s f…ing good,” he said.

The *********** striker executed the perfect gameplan, not getting taken down by the wrestler until the fourth round as he jabbed away Muhammad to join Sydney’s Alexander Volkanovski as a UFC champion.

Della Maddalena ensured the fight was on the feet early and he looked comfortable, switching stances and taking jabs at the champion and backing him to the cage.

The West ***********’s confidence lifted when he stopped Muhammad’s first takedown attempt, which resulted in him pressing even further forward.

Della Maddalena continued the momentum in the second round, again resisting the takedown from Muhammad and busting the nose of the veteran who struggled with the challengers gameplan.

Muhammad tried to up the ante in the third round with his striking but Della Maddalena’s boxing was clearly superior, moving his head to limit the blows while also landing better shots.

It meant Della Maddalena had likely won all three rounds, with Muhammad now desperately needing a finish to retain his title.

And the 38-year-old responded in kind in the fourth round, coming out swinging with strikes rarely seen from Muhammad.

But Della Maddalena absorbed them once again and again kept his feet despite Muhammad’s wrestling pressure.

The fifth round was an all out war, with Della Maddalena cutting Muhammad’s cheek open while the ***********’s eye was nearly closed over after copping some punishment.

In the end though all Della Maddalena had to do was ensure the champion didn’t get a finish, with the Scrappy MMA product claiming an eighth win the octagon and ensuring he would forever be part of UFC history.

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