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Jack
Della Maddalena’s post fight conversation with
Ultimate Fighting Championship brass was recently
revealed. 

Maddalena challenged Belal
Muhammad for the welterweight title in the main event at
UFC
315 on Saturday in Canada. Maddalena likely got the shot by a
stroke of luck, as the originally expected contender, Shavkat
Rakhmonov, couldn’t accept the booking due to an
injury. An underdog going into the matchup, Maddalena shocked
the world with a “Fight of the Night” unanimous decision win. The
newly-crowned champ then got a video call with UFC CEO Dana White
and exec Hunter Campbell, footage of which has been made
public. 

As was expected, Maddalena asked White if his first title defense
will be against lightweight champ Islam
Makhachev, preferably in his home country of Australia.
However, White did not give any immediate guarantee and said it’ll
be figured out. Both parties then expressed their gratitude to each
other, promising to catch up soon again.

Maddalena: Islam
Makhachev next right? In Perth? 
White: We’ll get that figured out. 
Maddalena: Let’s go Dana, thanks Hunter, I’ll talk to you guys
soon. 

While Makhachev has expressed double-champ aspirations for a while
now, he was unwilling to fight his friend Muhammad. The Dagestani
immediately
teased a move up after Muhammad was dethroned by Maddalena at
UFC 315. Meanwhile, White previously said Makhachev would defend
his lightweight title against former featherweight champ Ilia
Topuria if Muhammad retained the welterweight title. While the
road is seemingly clear for Makhachev to aim for the 170-pound
belt, it remains to be seen what the UFC matchmakers have planned.

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By IMAK ADMIN

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