The Ultimate Fighting Championship has lost part in a major battle over its upcoming pay-per-view, but the pool of interested replacements seems to be growing by the hour.
Jacques Della Maddalena (14-2) on his account Instagram On Friday, his UFC 290 opponent Shawn Brady pulled out of the welterweight bout. Around the same time, Brady self-published
Instagram stories With the caption “Day 4” and a picture of him receiving intravenous therapy with an elastic bandage wrapped around his elbow. It is not clear at this time if the promotion will replace Brady for this fight card, but several names have already publicly lobbied for a slot on the Bills or against the Australian at a later date.
Maddalena has put together a 14-match winning streak since losing a pair of fights early in his career. Along the way, he claimed 13 of those 14 victories inside the distance, including four inside the octagon. The 2022 welterweight campaign went quietly, as he crushed Pete Rodriguez, Ramazan Emiff and Danny Roberts all in one round to put himself in the lead. The introduction of Randy Brown in February resulted in a shot against a top-ten opponent.
Still hoping to compete at the July 8 show at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Maddalena has issued an “open challenge” to any opponent priced at £170 or £185. Joaquin Buckley called for a fight with Maddalena Instagram, although it was suggested that they meet in September at UFC 293 in Maddalena’s home country. for every ESPNKevin Holland also raised his hand for this bout, claiming a catch weight of 175 pounds, and plans to go on to fight at UFC 291 against Michael Chiesa at the end of July.
UFC 290 will be held at the T-Mobile Arena on July 8 to conclude the promotion’s annual International Fight Week. The main attraction will see Aleksander Volkanovski attempt to unify the featherweight belt against interim belt holder Yair Rodriguez. Additionally, the co-title features a Flyweight Championship clash where Brandon Moreno rematches Alexander Pantoja. Other main card tilts include a potential middleweight title eliminator between Robert Whitaker and Dricos du Plessis, and a lightweight cigarette pitting Jalen Turner against Dan Hooker.