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Jack Della Maddalena between rounds of the fight with Islam makhachev. Photo: Reproduction.
Defeated by Islam makhachev by unanimous decision in the main fight of the UFC 322, Jack Della Maddalena He drew attention not only for his apparent inability to avoid the Russian's dominance, but mainly for his facial expression throughout the match. At various points, his face showed sadness, pain, or even tears, leading some fans to question whether the athlete might be injured. In this context, coach Ben Vickers publicly addressed the issue.
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In an interview with 'Submission Radio' this Thursday (20), the coach avoided going into details about the pupil's condition before the duel, but reaffirmed that the team accepted the confrontation with full confidence in the Australian's victory, in order to avoid any excuse.
“When you commit to fighting, it doesn’t matter what the hell is wrong with you, if there was anything wrong at all. I’m not going to confirm or deny anything. When we decided to step into the octagon, we believed Jack could win that fight. That’s all I’m going to say. There are no excuses here. We didn’t do enough that day to win. I’m not going to make excuses. Jack was ready and I was sure he would win,” Vickers stated.
Jack Della Maddalena a passé 25 minutes en eaux profondes, au point de donner l'impression de ne plus avoir de continuar au 5ᵉ round!
Son head coach, Ben Vickers, already has a good understanding of what needs to be done for the haute and tout donner!
️ “Enlève ce put*in de… pic.twitter.com/M670zhadFW
— La Sueur (@LaSueur_off) November 17, 2025
As the rounds progressed, the fighter adopted an increasingly apathetic posture, to the point where his coaches energetically questioned and asked for a change in his attitude. Although Della Maddalena responded positively to the commands, he did not produce a practical result throughout the fight. In 25 minutes, he landed only 13 significant strikes on the Russian.
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