Former UFC champion Israel Adesanya reacts to Jack Della Maddalena dethroning Belal Muhammad at UFC 315 - 'Well deserved and well-earned'
Israel Adesanya and Jack Della Maddalena. Photo via Getty Images
All eyes were glued on the
UFC 315
title bout between
Belal Muhammad
and
Jack Della Maddalena
for the deciding factor associated with the outcome of the bout. In recent times, several fighters moved up the weight categories. Current lightweight Islam Makhachev's transition was also highly dependent on this bout. While a majority of the
combat sports
community and fans believed that Belal would retain his belt, to everyone's surprise, Della Maddalena dethroned Belal to become the new
welterweight champion
.
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Former UFC Champion
Israel Adesanya
reacted to this unexpected unanimous win secured by JDM.
After a 5-round long fight, Jack Della Maddalena became the second Australian to win a championship belt at UFC 315
The UFC 315 main card was spearheaded by two title bouts - Belal Muhammad vs. Jack Della Maddalena in the welterweight division and Valentina Shevchenko vs. Manon Fiorot in the women's flyweight division. While Shevchenko successfully retained her flyweight championship belt, Belal had a disappointing night, with Jack ending his title reign by a unanimous decision. Belal had previously won the title against Leon Edwards at UFC 304.
Israel Adesanya recently posted a video on his official YouTube channel, the
Freestylebender
, where he shared his live reaction to the main card bouts of the event. The fighter was seen most excited during the headline bout between Belal and Jack. Adesanya even picked Jack as his favorite for the bout and vouched for his win. While going across the recap of the punches being landed across the rounds, Izzy would occasionally shout, 'For your life!!!' as a way of supporting JDM.
Towards the end of the video, after JDM became the second Australian after Alexander Volkanovsky to become a world champion, Adesanya shared his thoughts on the win secured by the fighter.
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'I love it when one of us does it and gets the gold, the pinnacle of the sport, and couldn't've happened to a nicer guy. Well deserved and well-earned, guy, he did this the hard yards just through his hands, through them thangs. And f*ck, I can't wait to see what's next for him.' Adesanya continued, 'Islam's next, but tonight's about Jack. F**king, respect and salud.'
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JDM's win will change the dynamics of fighters across the divisions. Islam Makhachev gets the opportunity to move up the weight and claim a title shot with a two-division championship status aim. Ilia Topuria will probably have to face Charles Oliveira for a vacant lightweight belt after Makhachev moves up the division.
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