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Jack Della Maddalena He is the current UFC welterweight champion. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram.
In the final part of the preparation to measure forces with Islam makhachev and defend the welterweight belt (up to 77,1 kg) for the first time in UFC 322, Jack Della Maddalena He has the support of big names to overcome the Russian's favoritism. Aware of his opponent's grappling skills, the champion spent his training camp sharpening his grappling under the supervision of Craig Jones, one of the best-known figures in jiu-jitsu today.
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In a video published by 'StreetX', the jiu-jitsu black belt shows the champion a choke defense against the cage, in a position very similar to the one in which Khabib Nurmagomedov finished Conor McGregor at UFC 229, in October 2018.
Craig Jones shows Jack Della Maddalena the escape for the same choke Khabib used to submit Conor McGregor
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Jack Della Maddalena In preparation. Photo: Reproduction/X.
Craig Jones has already participated in camps by Jack Della Maddalena
A compatriot of Della Maddalena and ADCC world runner-up in 2019 and 2022, Jones participated in the fighter's preparation for other fights, such as the victory against Belal Muhammad |On that occasion, JDM won the duel by unanimous decision and became the new champion of the welterweight division (up to 77,1 kg). Before that, he was also an ally of Alexander Volkanovsky in the confrontation against the Russian.
A popular and controversial figure in the world of submissionJones even stated that his goal was to develop strategies to overcome the fighting style brought by fighters from Dagestan.
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