Israel Adesanya surprises with his prediction and forecasts Islam Makhachev's defeat at UFC 322: 'Knockout'

Adesanya poses for a fashion campaign. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram/Stylebender

On the eve of one of the most important fights of the year, several personalities from the world of MMA have been giving their predictions about the confrontation between Jack Della Maddalena e Islam makhachev, valid for the welterweight title (up to 77,1 kg). For Israel adesanyaThe attempt by the former lightweight champion (up to 70,3 kg) to become the owner of yet another belt will be thwarted by the Australian.

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The former middleweight champion (up to 83,9 kg) spoke about the subject while analyzing the... UFC 322 on his YouTube channel. According to him, Makhachev will have difficulty imposing his grappling game and will be forced to exchange blows standing up with the boxing specialist.

“When Jack keeps getting back up, it’s going to be a problem. Islam is going to be forced to strike… he’s going to get hurt. Even Dustin (Poirier) managed to get back up and stop the submissions. I also saw live what Volk can do to Islam. I know Islam will be able to take him down, but for how long? I know he’s going to hurt Islam.” Jack Della Maddalena "He has the skills to knock him out, maybe in the third round," Adesanya stated.

Israel adesanya JDM predicts it will knock out. Islam makhachev

"When Jack keeps getting up, it's gonna be a problem. Islam's gonna be forced to strike… he's gonna get hurt."

Even Dustin was able to get up and stop his submissions. I've also seen live what Volk can do with… pic.twitter.com/iNK1JULzO7

— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) November 11, 2025

Adesanya watched Makhachev beat Volkanovski

Islam makhachev (right) and Alexander Volkanovsky (left) had revenge on UFC 294. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram

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It is not the first time that Israel adesanya A bet against the Russian. Training partner of Alexander VolkanovskyThe Nigerian was at the RAC Arena in Perth when the two first faced off, with Makhachev winning by unanimous decision. Although not a full-time member of City Kickboxing, Maddalena often frequents the gym and publicly expresses his admiration for the current featherweight champion (up to 65,7 kg).