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Makhachev talks about preparing for the fight with Della Maddalena

Alexandr Ormanji Nov. 13, 2025, 7:20 a.m.

Islam Makhachev, former UFC lightweight champion, shared how he is preparing for the fight against Jack Della Maddalena.

"I went through three training camps. One in Russia, one in Dubai, and the last one in New Jersey. During the first camps, I focused on weights, three-week camps. Then I went to Dubai, where we did a lot of sparring, wrestling... working on conditioning.

Here in New Jersey, I am with one of my sparring partners, who can mimic Della Maddalena, Muhammed Berkhamov, he has good boxing. Obviously, he has very good wrestling. His style is similar to Maddalena's style."

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