Potential venues for the middleweight championship title fight disclosed by team manager
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The grapevine is buzzing, ‘cause UFC dropped a stunner: current lightweight champ, Islam Makhachev, abandoned his throne to fight Jack Della Maddalena for the welterweight belt! This unexpected move has folks wondering where the heck this epic showdown will go down.
Ali Abdel-Aziz, Makhachev's manager, spilled the beans to Submission Radio about the possible venues:
"This fight's big enough to headline in New York or Vegas, but Abu Dhabi's not off the table either. Australia? Forget about it."
On May 11, Della Maddalena took home the division title, outpointing Belal Muhammad in an unanimous decision. With 18 straight wins and just two defeats towards the start of his career, experts say the fighting styles of the UFC P4P king and the Aussie stud make for a fresh, action-packed fight. The date for this face-off is still under wraps.
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Enrichment Info:The potential locales for Islam Makhachev vs. Jack Della Maddalena (excluding Australia) comprise Abu Dhabi. Though Della Maddalena expressed a wish to safeguard his title in Perth, Australia, the UFC and Makhachev's camp are contemplating organizing the fight at a future numbered UFC event in Abu Dhabi. This decision is fueled by scheduling and promotional considerations, since the UFC has certain reservations about recent actions by Makhachev's camp. Balancing the desires of both contenders and promoters is crucial in these discussions.[5]
Bookmakers are likely to forecast that New York or Las Vegas could host the highly-anticipated mixed-martial-arts fight between Islam Makhachev and Jack Della Maddalena. However, there are discussions about holding the fight at a future UFC event in Abu Dhabi, due to scheduling and promotional concerns.
