Jack Della Maddalena

ANALYSIS
Della Maddalena will challenge Muhammad in the latter's first title defense, getting quite a break here, as Muhammad was originally set to face Shavkat Rakhmonov (who almost certainly sees the winner here). Della Maddalena is certainly deserving of this opportunity, however, as he's won seven consecutive fights to start his UFC run and has accumulated five post-fight bonuses in that span. He was previously set to fight Leon Edwards, but Sean Brady will instead take his place in that bout.

ANALYSIS
Maddalena will be part of UFC London's main event, and he'll enter the bout with plenty of momentum - the welterweight is riding a perfect 7-0 record in the UFC at this juncture. His opponent Edwards, meanwhile, is coming off a loss that derailed a four-bout winning streak of his own. Both fighters are premier welterweights in the promotion, and this should make for an entertaining clash in late March.

ANALYSIS
Della Maddalena suffered the injury prior to knocking out Burns and managed to overcome the adversity. The welterweight was also seemingly down after the first two rounds of the fight before smashing Burns with a knee to the face and subsequently landing follow-up strikes to secure the victory en route to a $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus. He called out Shavkat Rakhmonov in his post-fight interview, but per the Florida Athletic Commission's medical suspension, he'll need to get clearance from an orthopedic doctor before returning to the Octagon.

ANALYSIS
Della Maddalena was officially just a couple minutes away from his first loss with the UFC. He was down two rounds on a pair of scorecards heading into Round 3 and was clearly losing the final frame. Yet, as we have seen from Jack in the past, he has this unique ability to find a victory in light of adversity. Della Maddalena got the better of the striking exchanges with Burns, as expected. Yet, it's hard to win a decision when you allow your opponent to land 7-of-11 takedown attempts. To Jack's credit, he kept working his way back to his feet, and his final flurry put him in position to smash Burns with a knee to the face and some follow-up strikes to earn the late stoppage win. It would also earn him a $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus. Jack improves to 7-0 in the UFC, with wins over the likes of Burns and Kevin Holland. Even his victory over Randy Brown is a quality win. He called out Shavkat Rakhmonov in his post-fight interview. Sign us up.

ANALYSIS
Della Maddalena, currently No. 11 in the UFC's welterweight rankings, has an excellent opportunity to jump into their upper echelon. The 37-year-old Burns is ranked No. 4, and winning over him stands an adequate chance of giving him leverage for a championship fight.