New Zealand UFC lightweight Dan Hooker shared his expectations for the fight between welterweight champion Australian Jack Della Maddalena and Dagestani Islam Makhachev, which will take place on November 16 at the UFC 322 tournament in New York, USA.
“Jack is bigger, and I think his physique and dimensions will give him an advantage if the fight goes to the later rounds. But Islam is an incredibly smart fighter. In stand-up, he is very hard to hit with a punch, he doesn't like being hit. And he is also very conservative in wrestling. He is hard to hit with a punch, it is difficult to inflict damage on him. But I think there is simply no one stronger than Jack in welterweight right now. I predict Maddalena’s victory,” Hooker said in an interview with Sky Sports.
