The Australian was praised by former opponent and lightweight champion Islam Makhachev. Volkanovski and Makhachev fought twice inside the octagon, and Makhachev won both of those fights.

Jack Della Maddalena recently discussed his next bout and confirmed that Islam Makhachev will indeed be who stands across from him in the octagon.

“I'm going to spend a bit of time with Volk," Della Maddalena said. "If I was going to fight Islam, yeah, I would have to. I did (train with Volkanovski) before my last two fights. Both times ...

However, the Russian felt that after two defences against Volkanovski he had faced enough fighters making their way up. As a result, Topuria vacated his 145lb belt, and will now take on former ...

The result has put Della Maddalena in the spotlight. His reference to ‘Volk’ alludes to current featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski, whom Makhachev first defeated in a closely ...

Arman Tsarukyan says a welterweight title fight poses a tougher challenge for Islam Makhachev than a bout against Ilia ...

Makhachev went on to defeat Volkanovski once more by knockout at UFC 294 and Della Maddalena hasn’t forgot his fellow countryman’s defeats, declaring after his win over Muhammad that “I’m gonna get ...

UFC champion Jack Della Maddalena may enlist the help of Alexander Volkanovski ahead of a possible Islam Makhachev showdown.