{"id":948985,"date":"2026-11-01T17:52:10","date_gmt":"2026-11-01T17:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/948985\/"},"modified":"2026-11-01T17:52:10","modified_gmt":"2026-11-01T17:52:10","slug":"jack-della-maddalena-into-mike-malott-fight-but-on-his-own-timeline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/948985\/","title":{"rendered":"Jack Della Maddalena into Mike Malott fight, but on his own timeline"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Jack Della Maddalena is taking a break from fighting to level up as a mixed martial artist.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">That\u2019s the message the former UFC welterweight champion shared with Bedtime MMA during a new interview just days ago. Della Maddalena\u2019s name has been coming up a lot lately. There\u2019s a lot of heat behind the idea of him fighting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-results\/480339\/ufc-edmonton-the-morning-after-canada-produces-two-new-contenders-after-dreadful-start\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Canadian contender Mike Malott<\/a> at UFC 336 in Toronto this coming January. There\u2019s also a UFC Fight Night <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-fight-announcements\/482243\/quillan-salkilld-vs-benoit-saint-denis-headlines-ufc-sydney-on-feb-6\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">in Sydney, Australia<\/a> on February 7th.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Both events would benefit from JDM\u2019s participation, but they don\u2019t seem to line up with Jack\u2019s current timeline.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Asked if he\u2019d be down to fight Malott, Della Maddalena said \u201cYeah, for sure. I\u2019ll be into that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">But those hoping to see the fight go down in Toronto or perhaps Sydney may be disappointed. Following his second loss in a row back in May <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-results\/440762\/ufc-perth-results-biggest-winners-loser-from-jack-della-vs-prates\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">to Carlos Prates<\/a> in his hometown of Perth, Della Maddalena is no longer willing to rush back early for the right opponent or location.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">\u201cI feel like the last one, I sort of just jumped into the Perth fight because I kinda had to,\u201d he said. \u201cSo I didn\u2019t wanna get sucked in too early. My plan after the last fight was develop the skills, become a better martial artist. So I didn\u2019t wanna get just jump to the location, you know?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">\u201cI wanted to give the best performance for the fans, for the team. So just gonna ride it out a bit, but ready to go April, May next year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Della Maddalena suggested a fight away from his home country might be next.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">\u201cI do like traveling for fights,\u201d he said. \u201cIt is obviously awesome fighting in Australia. You get the whole crowd backing, but I feel definitely less pressure fighting elsewhere.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">The key thing was to spend enough time training outside of a camp to reset after a tough twelve months that saw him drop the belt to Islam Makhachev and then lose to Prates.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">\u201cMy best performances in front of me, so this isn\u2019t the end,\u201d Della Maddalena insisted. \u201cThis is just another speed bump that we\u2019re getting up from.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Jack Della sits at No. 4 in the welterweight rankings, still within striking range of the belt with a turnaround win or two.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jack Della Maddalena is taking a break from fighting to level up as a mixed martial artist. 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