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USA Today
11-05-2025
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- USA Today
Sean Shelby's Shoes: What's next for champ Jack Della Maddalena after UFC 315 title win?
Sean Shelby's Shoes: What's next for champ Jack Della Maddalena after UFC 315 title win? Show Caption Hide Caption Who's next for Jack Della Maddalena after beating Belal Muhammad? MMA Junkie's Mike Bohn plays matchmaker and looks ahead to what makes sense for Jack Della Maddalena in this edition of "Sean Shelby's Shoes." The next chapter of the storied welterweight division was written at UFC 315 when Jack Della Maddalena claimed the title from Belal Muhammad. Previously unheralded Australian Della Maddalena (18-2 MMA, 8-0 UFC) proved he is top dog and put on a stellar performance over five rounds to win a unanimous decision over Muhammad (24-4 MMA, 15-4 UFC) at Bell Centre in Montreal, etching his name in the history books among the greats to hold that 170-pound strap. Although it took tremendous effort to get there, the work is now just starting for Della Maddalena. In the event he manages to beat Islam Makhachev in a seemingly looming-next matchup, there's a frightening queue of legit contenders who are eager to take that belt away from him. What does the future hold for the new champ? Watch the video above for thoughts and analysis on Della Maddalena's future following UFC 315.
USA Today
04-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Sean Shelby's Shoes: What's next for Cory Sandhagen after UFC on ESPN 67 win?
Sean Shelby's Shoes: What's next for Cory Sandhagen after UFC on ESPN 67 win? Show Caption Hide Caption Who's next for Cory Sandhagen after beating Deiveson Figueiredo? MMA Junkie's Mike Bohn plays matchmaker and looks ahead to what makes sense for Cory Sandhagen in this edition of "Sean Shelby's Shoes." Cory Sandhagen may have secured his long-awaited undisputed bantamweight title shot at UFC on ESPN 67 when he beat Deiveson Figueiredo in the main event. Although somewhat anticlimactic, Sandhagen (18-5 MMA, 11-4 UFC) got his hand raised in the crucial contender matchup with Figueiredo (24-5-1 MMA, 13-5-1 UFC) on Saturday at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, scoring a second-round TKO following a knee injury that elevated his position in the title picture. Sandhagen made is clear he wants the winner of the UFC 316 title fight between Merab Dvalishvili and Sean O'Malley on June 7, but should he and will he get it? Watch the video above for thoughts and analysis on Sandhagen's future after UFC on ESPN 67.
USA Today
27-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Sean Shelby's Shoes: What's next for Carlos Prates after UFC on ESPN 66 loss?
Sean Shelby's Shoes: What's next for Carlos Prates after UFC on ESPN 66 loss? Show Caption Hide Caption Who's next for Carlos Prates after Ian Machado Garry loss? | UFC on ESPN 66 matchmaker MMA Junkie's Mike Bohn plays matchmaker and looks ahead to what makes sense for Carlos Prates in this edition of "Sean Shelby's Shoes." Carlos Prates tasted defeat for the first time in nearly six years Saturday when he fell short against Ian Machado Garry in the UFC on ESPN 66 main event. Prates (21-7 MMA, 4-1 UFC) was riding high on a 10-fight knockout streak, but just as he said he would, Machado Garry (16-1 MMA, 9-1 UFC) brought an end to all that in the form of a unanimous decision in the welterweight contender matchup at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Mo. What does the loss mean for Prates and his title trajectory at 170 pounds? Watch the video above for thoughts and analysis on his future.
