Khamzat Chimaev Shares His Honest Take on Islam Makhachev vs. Jack Della Maddalena at UFC 322
The iconic Madison Square Garden is going to see one of the best cards of all time. This card will bring a lot of heat as Islam Makhachev fights to become a two-division champion against Jack Della Maddalena. Talking about this fight, Khamzat Chimaev is giving his honest opinion.
Everyone in the MMA community is talking about this fight. Chimaev, who started his UFC career as a welterweight, gave his take. ‘Borz’ says JDM has a 55% chance of winning and the Dagestani fighter has a 45% chance. However, despite favoring the Australian fighter, he picks Makhachev to beat JDM. In his recent video, the middleweight champion said:
“I think Islam. Both are interesting fighters. Islam moving up is interesting. I think Islam is gonna use more of his wrestling in this fight.”
Khamzat Chimaev picks Islam Makhachev to beat JDM at #UFC322 💪👊
— Red Corner MMA (@RedCorner_MMA) November 9, 2025
"I think Islam. Both are interesting fighters. Islam moving up is interesting. I think Islam is gonna use more of his wrestling in this fight." pic.twitter.com/OQcrEZxa1y
Everybody knows Makhachev loves to take his opponents into deep waters and gas them out with his wrestling. Meanwhile, JDM has proved he can survive 5 rounds and has good takedown defense. This is going to be a pure war.
Jack Della Maddalena Calls Belal Muhammad Fight the Ideal Prep Before Facing Islam Makhachev
Jack Della Maddalena fought five rounds of war against Belal Muhammad to capture the welterweight belt. Right after winning, Islam Makhachev challenged JDM. Now Makhachev aims to snatch that welterweight belt. The Australian fighter believes he’s well-prepared, having previously fought Muhammad. Talking on Spinning Backfist, JDM said:
“Yeah, that’s what I was sort of thinking as well — a grappling-heavy style, different style, but yeah, a good warm-up for sure. Five rounds against a grinding sort of wrestler.”
👊 Jack Della agrees with Michael Bisping that Belal Muhammad was a good warm-up for Islam Makhachev fight💬
— Red Corner MMA (@RedCorner_MMA) November 8, 2025
“Yeah, that’s what I was sort of thinking as well — a grappling-heavy style, different style, but yeah, a good warm-up for sure. Five rounds against a grinding sort of… pic.twitter.com/vffhT6JCsb
Demetrious Johnson said this fight is going to be either super interesting or super boring. Fans are just hoping to see thrilling action. But the question remains – what if the Dagestani fighter loses? Will he move back down? Or will he stay in the welterweight division? Time will tell.
Khamzat Chimaev Shares His Honest Take on Islam Makhachev vs. Jack Della Maddalena at UFC 322
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