MMA Preview – Jack Della Maddalena vs Ramazan Emeev at UFC 275
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JACK DELLA MADDALENA VS RAMAZAN EMEEV FACTS
When is UFC 275? Sunday 12th June, 2022 - 01:00 start (UK)
Where is UFC 275? Singapore Indoor Stadium, Kallang, Singapore
Where can I get tickets for UFC 275? Click here to buy tickets for UFC 275
What channel is UFC 275 on? BT Sport 1
Where can I stream UFC 275? BT Sport subscribers can stream the fight online via the BT Sport website
For viewers in the United States, the event will be shown live on ESPN+ and you can sign up for access as part of a Disney Bundle here!
JACK DELLA MADDALENA VS RAMAZAN EMEEV LOWDOWN
Jack Della Maddalena (11-2) clearly did not lose any faith after losing his first two pro fights. He got knocked out and submitted back in 2016 but has gone on to blitz through his next 11 opponents with nine knockouts and a submission. After five straight knockouts for the Eternal MMA promotion, he was rewarded with an audition on the Contender Series. He was paired with Ange Loosa going to the bell for the first time which was enough to earn the coveted contract. On debut back in January, he displayed the prowess that got him to the octagon by handing out Pete Rodriguez’s first loss with a beautiful straight left in the first round.
One of many strong grapplers hailing from Dagestan, Ramazan Emeev (20-5) has not found it as easy as he expected in the UFC. He started well with two unanimous decisions – Sam Alvey (2017) at middleweight and Stefan Sekulic (2018) down at welterweight. He then suffered his first loss in eight fights dropping a unanimous decision against Rocco Martin (2019), responded with two decision wins over Niklas Stolze (2020) and David Zawada (2021) but he is coming off another loss and split decision against Danny Roberts (2021).
JACK DELLA MADDALENA VS RAMAZAN EMEEV PREDICTION
On paper, this is a classic striker vs grappler match-up. Emeev will no doubt try stick to his strengths and enforce his wrestling here and the sooner the better as Maddalena is one of the most exciting strikers we have seen in a while.
His boxing is simply phenomenal and his leg kicks are crippling. Attacking the legs of a top wrestler is usually risky although Maddalena will look at the Martin fight and be confident he can disable the Russian quickly.
If Emeev can land an early takedown, he can earn enough control to steal the round, but we expect the Aussie to defend the takedowns and light Emeev up on the feet to announce himself as the new contender on the block. It may just be a question of whether Emeev’s durability will drag this to the bell.
Prediction: Maddalena via Decision - CLICK HERE FOR PARIMATCH'S WELCOME OFFER (BET £5, GET £30 IN BONUSES!)
