‘Time to become a double champion’: Islam Makhachev, pros react to Jack Della Maddalena’s UFC 315 title win

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Jack Della Maddalena and Belal Muhammad gave fans an incredible battle in the UFC 315 main event, and regardless of who won, both men received plenty of praise from their peers.

The general consensus to Saturday’s championship headliner appeared to be “What a fight,” an appropriate response given how Della Maddalena and Muhammad battered each other for five rounds. In the end, it was Della Maddalena who won what was primarily a striking battle as he...