UFC boss Dana White has somewhat an update on the potential title fight of Islam Makhachev against Jack della Maddalena.
After shocking the UFC light weight title in the pursuit of the Welterweight title, Jack della Maddalena welcomed Islam Makhachev on 170 pounds with open arms after beating Belal Muhammad.
Initially, Della Maddalena Dana White asked for the fight to take place in Australia, but unfortunately the timings were not on a leash and the promotion announced that their return to Australia will be a fighting evening in September.
And with that Makhachev begged with White for the fight to take place in the legendary Madison Square Garden Arena in New York.
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Dana White offers an update on Makhachev vs della Maddalena
Last Tuesday evening, Dana White went to Instagram live to announce that various huge title fights have been officially booked.
The UFC boss began with the announcement that Magomed Ankalaev and Alex Pereira will rematch the title in the UFC 320 Main Event on 4 October, with Merab Dvalishvili who would defend his belt against Cory Sandhagen in the Co-Main event.
White then announced that Tom Aspinall's first undisputed title defense will take place at UFC 321 in Abu Dhabi, where Ciryl Gane was picked as the challenger.
But despite the blockbuster announcements, fans White continued to ask for an update about Makhachev in the LiveChat.
“Islam, yes, we work on Islam, we will soon have some Islam news,” White said, grinning to the camera.
Khabib Nurmagomedov speculates that could be the next after Della Maddalena
Prior to their likely fight at the end of the year, Makhachev remains warned about the threat of the Australian, in which several former professionals choose Della Maddalena to beat the Russian.
And with that Makhakev's coach and teammate Khabib Nurmagomedov admitted that della Maddalena will be the most difficult fight for Makhakev's career.
Nevertheless, during a recent interview on the Hustle show it was asked who might be the next for Makhachev if he was passed della Maddalena.
“Who is even over? There is (Ian Machado) Garry, there is Shavkat (Rakhmonov), there is Kamaru (Usman) … Let's introduce ourselves hypothetically (Islam wins), I think Kamaru could show up, maybe an option. It is Shavkat of Usman,” said Khabib.