Leon Edwards will face Jacques Della Maddalena in the principle occasion of UFC London in March.
‘Rocky’ has not been seen within the Octagon since his rematch with Belal Muhammad in July. Regardless of coming into the principle occasion of UFC 304 as a heavy favourite, Leon Edwards was just about dominated in Manchester. The challenger dominated the champion together with his ft and scored a number of takedowns alongside the best way, incomes him a unanimous determination victory.
Just a few months after that loss, Leon Edwards expressed curiosity in returning to the cage at UFC London. Properly, it appears to be like like the previous welterweight champion’s want might come true. Right now, the promotion introduced that Edwards will headline a visit to London in March with a five-round bout in opposition to Jacques Della Maddalena.
The Australian is at the moment one of many quickest rising stars within the welterweight division. Jacques Della Maddalena final stepped into the cage in opposition to Gilbert Burns in March of final yr. There he suffered a shocking third-round knockout loss to a former UFC title challenger. Maddalena, who’s on a 17-fight successful streak, has a robust likelihood of successful the title after a formidable victory over Leon Edwards.
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It is a high-stakes gamble at welterweight 🚨@Leon_EdwardsMMA vs Jacques Della Maddalena is on. #UFCLondon Major occasion! pic.twitter.com/GBoreE6Ug5
— UFC (@ufc) January 17, 2025
Leon Edwards vs. Jacques Della Maddalena introduced for UFC London fundamental occasion
Along with Leon Edwards vs. Jacques de la Maddalena, the UFC has introduced the remainder of the cardboard for London. Within the co-main occasion, former mild heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz will tackle up-and-comer Carlos Wolberg. The Polish fighter is about to finish an almost two-year layoff in March, with “Black Jug” defeating Volkan Oezdemir by unanimous determination in November.
This is how the UFC London card stands in the intervening time.
Welterweight (fundamental occasion): Leon Edwards vs. Jacques Della Maddalena
Mild Heavyweight Bout: Jan Blachowicz vs. Carlos Ulberg
Ladies’s flyweight match: Molly McCann vs. Istela Nunez
Mild Heavyweight Bout: Alonzo Menifield vs. Omar Sy
Light-weight Bout: Jay Herbert vs. Chris Padilla
Heavyweight Match: Marcin Tybura vs. Mick Parkin
Flyweight bout: Rona Kavanaugh vs. Felipe dos Santos
Middleweight bout: Christian Leroy Duncan vs. Andrei Pryaev
Ladies’s Strawweight Match: Shauna Bannon vs. Puja Tomar
Featherweight bout: Nathaniel Wooden vs. Morgan Charrière
Bantamweight bout: Nathan Fletcher vs. Louran Strait
What do you consider these UFC match bulletins? Are you excited for Leon Edwards vs. Jacques de la Maddalena?
(Tag translation) Jacques della Maddalena
