Della Maddalena spoke about the unsuccessful start of his professional career

Alexandr Ormanji May 22, 2025, 8:11 a.m.

Jack Della Maddalena, UFC champion in the welterweight division, talked about not the best start of his professional career.

“It was tough. Both losses were to tough guys. I didn’t have a big amateur career, two amateur fights, two wins. Back then, MMA wasn’t that big, I immediately faced tough opponents. And I learned a lot.

I still love MMA, I still love to compete, but after the second loss I was down and thought: “Is this really what I want to do?”. My coach said: “Don’t let this affect you. You are much better. Those were tough fights,” said Maddalena in an interview with West Sport.

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