Title challenger compares UFC champion to Georges St-Pierre, but says: 'I can beat him'

G. St-Pierre was UFC welterweight and middleweight champion. Photo: Reproduction/Twitter @ufccanada

Despite being confident of winning the welterweight title (up to 77kg), Jack Della Maddalena admits the efficiency of his rival's style. The challenger, who will face Belal Muhammad | No. UFC 315, pointed out similarities between the current champion and the legendary Georges St-Pierre.

In an interview with 'Fox Sports Australia', Della Maddalena stated that Muhammad has a fighting style tedious and compared him to St-Pierre, who has also been heavily criticized in the past. The Australian acknowledges that, despite being 'boring', this fighting style is efficient, but he believes he can beat him.

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“There’s no doubt he has a boring fighting style. He’s good at keeping people on the ground and getting wins. Georges St-Pierre has been criticized in the past for having a boring style. I definitely think it’s a boring style, but winning is obviously his number one goal, and that’s fair. But I feel like I can beat him,” Della Maddalena said.

Signed through the Contender Series, Della Maddalena had a seven-fight winning streak in the UFC. However, he only received the opportunity to fight for the belt due to an injury to the original challenger, Shavkat Rakhmonov.