With Shawn Brady exiting the scrap at UFC 290 with Australian superstar Jacques Della Maddalena, an unknown talent from Ohio State is about to get his big chance to make a name for himself.
Josiah Harrell (7-0), Matt Brown’s undefeated teammate with the nickname “Muscle Hamster,” is set to battle against Maddalena (14-2) on Saturday.
Brown finished He gives up the news himself On social media (h/t Chris Taylor), stating that Harrell would “surprise people”. Meanwhile, Brady was forced out of the fight After a bacterial infection developed into septic bursitis.
Competing for the likes of LFA and Cage Fury FC, the 24-year-old Harrell has competed at both welterweight and lightweight in the past. Maddalena’s fight with Brady is set at 170 lbs.
The winner of the 2021 competition series, Jacques Della Maddalena is 4-0 inside the Octagon with four wins by stoppage. All four of these wins have come within a round, with the last three earning JDM Performance of the Night rewards.
UFC 290, the culmination of this year’s International Fight Week, goes live Saturday, July 8, 2023 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Featherweight title unification bout between champion Aleksandar Volkanovski and interim champion Yair Rodriguez.
The following bouts are tied to UFC 290 at the moment:
- Aleksander Volkanovski (c) v. Yair Rodriguez (IC) – For the UFC Featherweight Championship / Title Unification Match
- Brandon Moreno (c) vs. Alexander Pantoja For the UFC Flyweight Championship
- Robert Whitaker vs. Dricos du Plessis
- Jalen Turner vs. Dan hookers
- Bo Nickal vs. Tracyan Gore
- Robbie Lawler vs. Nico Price
- Yasmine Jauregui vs. Denise Gomez
- Jimmy Crutt vs. Alonzo Minifield
- Vitor Petrino vs. Marcin Brachnew
- Cameron Siman vs. Terrence Mitchell
- Shannon Ross vs. Jesus Santos Aguilar
- Camuela Kirk vs. Esteban Ribovich
- Jacques della Maddalena vs. Josiah Harrell