UFC 322 headliners Jack Della Maddalena and Islam Makhachev got face-to-face one last time, and it was intense, to say the least.
Della Maddalena and Makhachev will battle in the main event for the welterweight title on Saturday’s blockbuster event at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The two fighters had their final faceoff on Friday afternoon in The Big Apple, and UFC CEO Dana White needed to get in the middle of everything as the heat picked up immensely.
Check out the final faceoff below.
Following the faceoff, Makhachev spoke to UFC 322 color commentator Joe Rogan where the former lightweight champion gave his final thoughts ahead of his opportunity to become a two-division UFC world champion.
“One day to my dream,” Makhachev said. “[It’s the] biggest fight of my life. I am ready. Thank you, everyone. See you tomorrow.”
Della Maddalena defends his title for the first time after defeating Belal Muhammad at UFC 315 in May to capture the championship. To a chorus of boos, “JDM,” who enters the fight with 18 straight wins, gave his final message to the fans.
“Joe, I’m on top of the world,” Della Maddalena said. “Tomorrow night, I’m retaining my belt. Australia, it’s coming home.”
