Jack Della Maddalena

Follow the UFC 284 live blog for Jack Della Maddalena vs. Randy Brown, the featured welterweight fight on Saturday in Perth, Australia.

Going 6-4 in his first 10 bouts in the promotion, Brown has since found his stride, stringing together his current four-fight winning streak. Della Maddalena now looks to move to 4-0 inside the UFC and announce himself as a legitimate threat to the top 15 at 170 pounds. At only 26 years old, Della Maddalena is one of the most exciting prospects in MMA.

Fighting in his fourth UFC bout, Jack Della Maddalena stood across the Octagon from the imposing 6-foot-3 welterweight frame of Randy Brown on the main card ...

Della Maddelena slowly cut the cage off, trapping Brown with his back to the fence. All four of his UFC victories have come by stoppage. Della Maddalena came out patiently, circling and trying to figure out a way inside of Brown's long reach.

Perth's Jack Della Maddelana sent more than 15000 fans at RAC Arena into raptures after choking out American Randy Brown to remain undefeated in the UFC.

But the resilient Culibao found a way to get on the back of Baghdasaryan and force him to tap out. Baghdasaryan had bloodied Culibao in the first round with a massive shot to the face and had him floored with an accidental low-blow Della Maddalena (14-2) hit Jamaican-American Brown with several clean shots to the chin after closing the distance of the much taller Jamaican-American, before getting on his back and catching him with a rear-naked choke.

Hometown hero Jack Della Maddalena has pulled off a remarkable victory at UFC 284, submitting Randy Brown inside the first round.

It’s a dream come true.” I’m ready to put on a good fight for the crowd. I’m in my hometown and I’m focused. [#UFC284] [pic.twitter.com/jODHStIHV0] [February 12, 2023] [#UFC284] [pic.twitter.com/eTtrV0y7cz] [February 12, 2023] [pic.twitter.com/rTN4CR1zYO] [February 12, 2023]

This fight has all the makings of Fight of the Night! Check out our UFC odds series for our Della Maddalena-Brown prediction and pick.

This fight seems to be the perfect spot for Jack Della Maddalena to get a win in his hometown of Perth. Brown will also have to be active on the ground. Extremely long for this division, Randy Brown has the perfect frame to be successful in welterweight. At 6’4″ with a long reach, he’s able to keep the fight at distance and strike within his own range, a range that often outweighs his opponents’. Maddalena will also have to be cautious on the ground with the long limbs of Brown in scramble situations. This fight has all the makings of Fight of the Night.

Check out the full fight video highlights from the UFC 284 PPV main card, including Jack Della Maddalena making quick work of Randy Brown.

[#UFC284] [pic.twitter.com/e3zQRP3zut] [February 12, 2023] He adjusts to a single leg and rips Menifield to the center of the cage for the takedown. [#UFC284] [pic.twitter.com/XB2ArOltEO] [February 12, 2023] He goes for a single leg, but Menifield grabs the fence. [#UFC284] [pic.twitter.com/oKbVGQKfvT] [February 12, 2023] [#UFC284] [pic.twitter.com/jODHStIHV0] [February 12, 2023] [#UFC284] [pic.twitter.com/0pli2RoH43] [February 12, 2023] Brown still throwing the jab out there. Brown throwing a jab out there. Menifield was also deducted a point in the final frame for grabbing the fence to avoid a takedown, and that low Figh-Q blunder is what cost him this fight. Tafa gained extra style points for walking away like a boss without delivering any academic followup up blows. Not only is Della Maddalena must-see T.V.

Perth's Jack Della Maddelana sent more than 15000 fans at RAC Arena into raptures after choking out American Randy Brown to remain undefeated in the UFC.

But the resilient Culibao found a way to get on the back of Baghdasaryan and force him to tap out. Brisbane’s Justin Tafa took just 66 seconds to knock out fellow heavyweight Parker Porter, levelling the American with a big left before finishing him with a right hook. Brown (16-5) was expected to be a challenge for Della Maddalena, but after a few minutes of feeling each other out, the Perth star found another early finish.

Jack Della Maddalena continued his winning ways at UFC 284 with a dominant first-round submission win to finish Randy Brown in his hometown of Perth, ...

Despite the near knockout, Brown scrambled to survive as Della Maddalena continued his assault with a barrage of shots until seeing the opening for the submission. Nothing much landed and it was clear that Della Maddalena was just looking for an opening to close the distance. The official stoppage came at 2:13 in the first round as Brown tapped out and Della Maddalena celebrated his latest win.

Jack Della Maddalena is eyeing a UFC veteran as a potential next opponent off the back of a stunning career-best victory in his home town that took little ...

“I will fight anyone in the top 15. “I watched a lot of his fights and he gets pushed up against the cage and sort of cruises out. “It was definitely the biggest win of my career.

The UFC handed out four post-fight bonuses after Saturday's card in Australia, including one to a surging home city fan favorite.

But in the UFC 284 main event, Makhachev outworked Volkanovski in front of Volkanovski’s home fans in Australia and took a unanimous decision to retain the 145-pound title. Islam Makhachev (24-1 MMA, 13-1 UFC) got the biggest test of his career in the form of Alexander Volkanovski (25-2 MMA, 12-1 UFC), but when things settled after 25 minutes, Makhachev laid claim to the title of world’s best pound-for-pound fighter. Jack Della Maddalena (14-2 MMA, 4-0 UFC) delivered the biggest crowd bump of the night up until that point when he took out Randy Brown (16-5 MMA, 10-5 UFC) with a first-round submission in front of his home fans in Perth. He went to his back from it, but quickly threw up a triangle choke and was able to get Emmett to tap. But when Brown fell to the canvas, Maddalena wasted no time and got a rear-naked choke for yet another first-round finish. Maddalena put it on Brown in a hurry, and it looked like he might be able to put him away with punches after a flurry along the fence.

Jack Della Maddalena is eyeing a UFC veteran as a potential next opponent off the back of a stunning career-best victory in his home town that took little ...

“I will fight anyone in the top 15. “I watched a lot of his fights and he gets pushed up against the cage and sort of cruises out. “It was definitely the biggest win of my career.