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Australian Octagon star Jack Della Maddalena wins a HUGE prize after setting the UFC ablaze in 2022 with a savage knockout streak, while looking set for a megafight in Perth
- Australian UFC star Jack Della Maddalena wins ESPN Male Rookie of the Year
- The Western Australian has won all of his bouts in the UFC by knockout.
- Della Maddalena has indicated that she will fight in Perth at UFC 284
Australian UFC standout fighter Jack Della Maddalena has been recognized as the UFC’s hottest young prospect after a savage series of knockouts in 2022, and he says he’s just getting started.
The Perth welterweight made a statement during his first year in the UFC by knocking out every opponent the organization has thrown his way.
Australian UFC standout fighter Jack Della Maddalena (pictured) has been recognized as the UFC’s hottest young prospect after a savage series of knockouts in 2022, and says he’s just getting started.
The Perth welterweight (pictured) made a statement during his first year in the UFC by knocking out every opponent the organization has thrown his way.
It only took Della Maddalena just under nine minutes combined to stop Pete Rodriguez, Ramazan Emeev and Danny Roberts, making a name for himself as one of the most dangerous fighters in the promotion.
ESPN surely took notice of the Australian’s skills and last week named the 26-year-old striker the UFC Men’s Rookie of the Year.
In awarding Della Maddalena the prestigious gong, ESPN highlighted her knockout series and punching accuracy, which seems to be on another level for her opponents thus far.
It took Della Maddalena (pictured) just under nine minutes combined to stop Pete Rodriguez, Ramazan Emeev and Danny Roberts, making a name for himself as one of the most dangerous fighters in the promotion.
The Western Australian thanked both the UFC and ESPN in an Instagram post and indicated that he may have found an opponent for the UFC 284 card in his hometown.
“Great first year with the tools, thanks to both @espnmma and @ufc for Rookie of the Year honors,” he wrote.
‘I hope to start next year in Perth on February 12. So far 5 have said no, but it looks like we have someone. Fight news soon.
Della Maddalena, who currently hasn’t lost a fight since 2016, told Daily Mail Australia last month that the worst thing about knocking out all his opponents in the UFC is that no one wants to fight him now.
“It’s been hard to find an opponent,” he said. “He was waiting, everyone said no.”
‘Other fighters know I’m dangerous and aggressive and they’ll know they’ve been in a fight so they don’t want to fight. There is not much to them.
Della Maddalena (pictured after stopping Danny Roberts), who currently hasn’t lost a fight since 2016, told Daily Mail Australia last month that the worst thing about knocking out all your opponents in the UFC is that no one wants to fight with him now.
Rather than slowly build his career, Della Maddalena prefers to fight as often as he can, and now he would like to fight someone at the top of the welterweight division.
‘I look at the top 15 and I definitely think I belong there. I think I can give them all a fight. I feel like I can beat a lot of them, if not all of them.
I just need the opportunity.
UFC 284 in Perth promises to be one of the biggest UFC events of 2023 with Australian featherweight champion Alex Volkanovski stepping up a split to face Islam Makhachev for the lightweight belt.