{"id":640155,"date":"2025-11-02T09:02:20","date_gmt":"2025-11-02T08:02:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=640155"},"modified":"2025-11-02T09:02:26","modified_gmt":"2025-11-02T08:02:26","slug":"islam-makhachev-has-an-ice-cold-response-to-jack-della-maddalenas-bold-prediction-of-breaking-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/islam-makhachev-has-an-ice-cold-response-to-jack-della-maddalenas-bold-prediction-of-breaking-him\/","title":{"rendered":"Islam Makhachev Has An Ice Cold Response To Jack Della Maddalena\u2019s Bold Prediction Of \u2018Breaking\u2019 Him"},"content":{"rendered":"

Trash talk is part of the fight game. Fighters hype up their bouts by making bold predictions and confident statements. Sometimes it’s genuine belief, other times it’s just selling tickets. Jack Della Maddalena has been doing plenty of talking ahead of his welterweight title defense against Islam Makhachev at UFC 322. <\/p>

The Australian champion shocked everyone by upsetting Belal Muhammad to win the belt back in May. Now he faces an even tougher challenge in Makhachev, the former lightweight champion who’s moving up to chase two-division glory. Della Maddalena hasn’t backed down from the challenge either, making several bold statements about what he will do to Makhachev on November 15.<\/p>

The welterweight champ believes he has all the advantages heading into their Madison Square Garden showdown. He had stated that Makhachev was “too little”<\/em> for him and expressed confidence in his striking ability. Della Maddalena referenced Alexander Volkanovski’s performance against Makhachev, suggesting the featherweight gave Islam problems with his boxing. If a smaller fighter like Volkanovski could find success striking, then Della Maddalena thinks his own striking will be even more effective at welterweight. <\/p>

He has predicted he will “break<\/em>” Makhachev and show the world that the Dagestani fighter can’t handle true welterweight power. It’s confident talk from a champion defending his belt. But Islam Makhachev has an ice cold response to Jack Della Maddalena’s bold prediction that shows he’s heard it all before.<\/p>

Islam Makhachev Dismisses The Trash Talk He’s Heard A Million Times<\/h2>

In an interview with Match TV<\/strong>, Islam Makhachev made it clear he’s completely unfazed by Della Maddalena’s predictions. He pointed out that every single opponent says the same things before fighting him. And everytime they leave the octagon wondering what happened.<\/p>

“I have heard this ‘I will break you’ thing so many times already. Every fight, someone  wants to break me, someone wants to knock me out.  People don’t believe such things anymore.”<\/em><\/strong><\/p>

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