"I've got to give Della Maddalena's coach, Craig Jones, his due here. The strategies and tactics Jones has developed will show up in this fight. Della Maddalena has better striking than most of the competitors Makhachev has faced, and he will have success on the feet. The longer this fight goes, the worse it will look for Makhachev. It might get ugly. -- Din Thomas"
"The size difference for Della Maddalena, coupled with the training from his coaches and featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski, will be too much for Makhachev to overcome. Makhachev won't be able to hold him down for long. As the fight wears on, I can see Della Maddalena finding counterpunches against Makhachev's striking. The champion could hurt Makhachev and put him away in the later rounds. -- Alan Jouban"
The UFC 322 fight card at Madison Square Garden features two headline title fights and multiple high-profile matchups. The main event matches welterweight champion Jack Della Maddalena against former lightweight champion Islam Makhachev, who vacated the lightweight title to move up. The co-main event has former strawweight champion Zhang Weili moving up to women's flyweight to challenge Valentina Shevchenko. The card schedule lists a 10 p.m. ET main show, 8 p.m. prelims and 6 p.m. early prelims. Observers note that Della Maddalena's striking, size and coaching could produce success over Makhachev, especially in later rounds.
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