"This is what I got in this sport for big challenges, big moments. I'm excited for the challenge and I'm looking forward to it, Della Maddalena said. I'm going to bring this belt back home to Australia, no doubt, he added. Obviously, Islam's a legend. A big win over him would be a big name on the resume and it would definitely put me up on the pound-for-pound list."
"Makhachev responded by saying he would go 4-0 against Australian fighters although he may have been lumping the New Zealander Dan Hooker in that list, as his only previous Aussie opponent was Alexander Volkanovski, who Makhachev beat twice. Australia, it's a good place. I was there, I like it and now it's 3-0, I will make it four, he said."
Dana White intervened to separate a heated staredown between welterweight champion Jack Della Maddalena and challenger Islam Makhachev after a news conference at Madison Square Garden. Della Maddalena will defend the title at UFC 322 after beating Belal Muhammad in May and remains undefeated in the UFC with an 18-fight win streak. Makhachev vacated his lightweight belt to move up, holds a 27-1 record and a 15-fight win streak, and is widely regarded as a pound-for-pound great. The crowd favoured Makhachev while Della received boos. Both fighters exchanged confident statements about beating the other.
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