After verbally accepting Joaquin Buckley's fight, Jack Della Maddalena has now issued an open challenge to any welterweight or middleweight competitor at UFC 290.
Just a week before UFC 290, the fight card faced a setback as Sean Brady withdrew from his scheduled welterweight bout against Jack Della Maddalena due to undisclosed reasons.
This news was confirmed by Della Maddalena himself in a video shared on Joaquin Buckley's Instagram. In the video, Buckley revealed that the UFC approached him to step in as a replacement, but he expressed a preference to face Della Maddalena in September instead. The Australian star proposed the idea of a catchweight bout for UFC 290, but 'New Mansa' insisted on waiting and fighting at the welterweight limit of 170 pounds in the fall, potentially on September 9 in Sydney.
Check out the video below:
Following recent developments, Jack Della Maddalena is looking forward to a prospective replacement. The 26-year-old took to Instagram and issued an open challenge to face anyone within the weight range of 170 to 185 pounds:
"Brady has shit the bed. Open challenge to anyone in the promotion. 170 - 185 International fight week."
Check out the Instagram post below:
As fans eagerly await Khamzat Chimaev's return to the UFC octagon, Joaquin Buckley has taken to social media to taunt the undefeated welterweight star. With almost a year having passed since Chimaev's last fight, the anticipation builds for his comeback.
When the Twitter account MMA Orbit highlighted the fact that Khamzat Chimaev has been inactive for a staggering 290 days, 'New Mansa' saw an opening and didn't hold back and quickly responded with a scathing remark:
"Cause his momma raised a b*tch ππ―π πΏ"
Check out Buckley's tweet below: