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Makhachev defeats Della Maddalena in the UFC. Photo: Reproduction/Facebook/UFC
However much the defeat for Islam makhachev in the main fight of UFC 322 whether it was particularly difficult for Jack Della MaddalenaThe failure was not a complete waste of time for the Australian. At least, that is what his main coach, Ben Vickers, believes. In an interview with Submission Radio this Thursday (20), the coach highlighted the grappling skills that the athlete acquired throughout the preparation.
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According to Vickers, even though his pupil wasn't able to avoid takedowns or get back to his feet after being taken down, the training improved Della Maddalena's submission defense skills. The former champion managed to avoid Makhachev's attempts to end the fight with chokes and armbars.
“The advantage of the fight against Makhachev is that Jack may feel he no longer needs to worry about submissions, which could be bad for others because it means he'll throw more strikes standing up. Maybe he'll come at you straight up and try to hit your face. We're not discouraged by what happened. Bulletproof submission defense is something we can use going forward,” he stated.
JDM's coach reveals how fighting Islam makhachev leveled up Jack's submission defense
“The benefit of the Makhachev fight is Jack can kind of feel like he doesn't need to worry about the submissions anymore, which might be bad for everyone else because it will mean he's gonna... pic.twitter.com/lsUSDt8R5t
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Throughout his entire MMA career, Della Maddalena has only been defeated by submission once, in his second professional fight. On that occasion, in May 2016, he was defeated by a rear-naked choke in the first round by his compatriot Darcy Vendy. Since then, he has defeated two opponents with the same technique.
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