Ex-UFC champion Belal Muhammad thinks Jack Della Maddalena would have been higher served by coaching with somebody from Dagestan forward of his first welterweight title protection.
Six months faraway from his title-winning efficiency towards Muhammad at UFC 315, ‘JDM’ had no reply for Makhachev’s grapple-heavy assault inside Madison Sq. Backyard. After 25 one-sided minutes of motion, Della Maddalena surrendered his 170-pound crown to Makhachev, kickstarting a brand new period in one of many UFC’s most talent-rich divisions.
Forward of his conflict with Makhachev, Della Maddalena notably educated with two-time ADCC world champion Craig Jones.
Throughout a latest interview with MMA Junkie, Muhammad urged that ‘JDM’ might have been higher ready for Makhachev had he frolicked coaching with somebody from the Dagestani area relatively than a BJJ man.
“I simply noticed an identical man. I knew he was large enough for 170. I didn’t assume he’d be undersized or something like that. Them guys, they’re all so robust. All of them prepare with some monsters over there. So, I don’t assume that there can be a measurement that issues. I feel it comes right down to Jack not coaching with any person from that area, proper?
You would prepare with Craig Jones, you would prepare with this jiu-jitsu man, however the guys from Dagestan, the blokes from there… In the event you by no means felt it, you don’t need your first realizing the texture within the cage.”
In fact, Muhammad could also be a bit biased, contemplating he traveled to Dagestan and educated alongside Khabib Nurmagomedov forward of his title tilt with Leon Edwards final 12 months.
Nonetheless, we are able to’t assist however surprise how various things may need been had Della Maddalena taken a web page out of Muhammad’s ebook and educated with somebody versed within the artwork of Dagestani wrestling.
