SUMMARY
- Gilbert Burns and Jack Della Maddalena are set to face each other
- Burns might have an advantage over Maddalena due to his grappling skills and higher stamina.
The UFC world is getting ready to feast its eyes on this ferocious matchup, where Gilbert Burns and Jack Della Maddalena take their stance to face off each other in UFC 299 on March 9, 2023, in Florida at Kaseya Center. As the day approaches closer, fans are getting pretty excited.
Gilbert Burns has become a reckoned superstar s one of the best grapplers in the UFC. On the other, Jack Della Maddalena is nothing less, he is considered the epitome of the best defensive fighter, and his fans love him because of his coolness and dominant nature.
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Moreover, the greater chance of beating Jack Della Maddalena with his grappling lies with Gilbert Burns. Burns’s powerful arms surely take great knockout but he has to keep in mind that he is up against an awesome defensive fighter so he has to connect a perfect shot.
However, Burns lost his last fight against Belal Muhammad at UFC 288 and even got a shoulder injury but if he decides to think through this smartly he certainly has the best chance of knocking out Jack Della Maddalena and thus making his comeback.
How Gilbert’s grappling skills can help him win the fight against Jack Della Maddalena
Burns was preoccupied with the disappointing feeling of being unable to fight for almost a year due to his shoulder injury, he worked hard and trained himself and now he is making his comeback at UFC 299.
Recently, in an interview at UFC 299 media, he spoke about how interested he is in his upcoming match and he believes that “I’m going to be able to get a finish,” quite a statement he made before his match.
Furthermore, Burns said: “I was super excited to be back and I heard they were coming back to Miami, I said yes I mean on that it’s a great day for me to come back, I was clear to get back on training in November and when they said Miami, let’s do it and the first and only name that they said was jack, just said let’s go this guy deserve a chance on the top and I’m not going to be the guy that they’re going to say no, Let’s do it.”
He also speaks about Jack’s skills as he had a couple of wins in a row, saying: “I think he’s very good, I think he had a little problem with Hafez but that was a short notice, he changing the opponent, changing the dates, you know like he is a small cage but I think he’s overall super good.”
“I think he is very tough, good boxing, good combinations, coming for the finish, the way he went on that fight, I think he is confident with his grappling, he can grapple for sure he got to take down defense training with Alexander Volkanovski.”
“So, I see a very tough challenge, I do believe I’m going to be able to get a finish to put him in a very bad position and hurt him but he is a very tough dude and I respect that”
Both the fighters were quite confident about their match, On one side, Gilbert Burns who is a fan-favorite and among the best grapplers, and on the other side Jack Della Maddalena who is given much interest because of his consecutive wins and unbreakable record, he defensive is quite good and not easy to break.
As they both face each other, it is hard to say who will win as Maddalena has recently been pretty impressive but Gilbert Burns is no slouch due to his fighting style
Moreover, Gilbert Burns is a master of a submissive grappling style, it is a martial art that focuses on ground fighting that takes place when the opponent is on the ground. Jack Della Maddalena is weak in the ground game due to his relatively low takedown defense and has a great disadvantage against Gilbert.
His match against Neil Magny at UFC 283 was very impressive, he won the match easily in the first round through an arm-triangle submissive lock. Being a third-degree Brazilian Jiu-Jutsu black belt fighter he has great strength. Even at UFC 287 against Jorge Masvidal, he won that match very easily.
UFC fighters give their opinions on Gilbert Burns vs Jack Della Maddalena
As the match gets closer, a lot of UFC fighters had made predictions about who would win between Gilbert Burns and Jack Della Maddalena, most of them picked Gilbert. The fact that Burns got so many votes from his fellow UFC fighters makes the match more interesting.
The opinions of fellow UFC fighters, ranging from defensive to grappling experts, add suspense and enthusiasm to the upcoming match.
Geoff Neal a UFC fighter in the Welterweight division in the UFC says “I think Gilbert gets it done, I think Gilbert wrestles him I don’t know, I’ve seen JDM gas out and I have never seen Gilbert gas out in a fight.”
Furthermore, Sean Brady also a UFC Welterweight, says, “I think this is a layup for Gilbert, you know I think Gilbert like if you go back and watch Jack’s last fight he got kind of exposed on the ground and I think Gilbert’s going to be able to do the same exact thing.”
Curtis Blaydes a UFC fighter in the heavyweight division, said, “I will go with Gilbert, especially after what he did to my buddy Neil, it shows that he can adapt, he was a lot more explosive in that one than everyone was expecting, including Niel so yeah, I will go with Gilbert.”
Alex Perez a UFC flyweight division fighter gives his vote to Burns, he said: “It’s hard to bet against Gilbert man, he’s a monster, I got Gilbert winning, I think Gilbert on the feet is dangerous, I mean what you gonna do take him down, I mean, he’s a world-class grappler so I think with that I got Gilbert.”
Bryan Battle, an American MMA fighter, says, “I think I am gonna take Gilbertin that one man, I think Jack you know is a tough guy, you know what I’m saying that he’s been on a roll, he’s doing things but you know, it’s inevitable that the longer you stay in, the more killers you fight.”
“The more you know your holes are kind of exposed. I think if he doesn’t get Gilbert out of there in the first, I think Gilbert grappling is going to be a problem too, Jack has really good grappling, he has a really good defense.”
“He definitely has the advantage on the field like Jack has better boxing like Gilbert really explosive dangerous with his striking but I wouldn’t say he’s like a necessarily like someone who’s like a tactician.”
“He’s got big bombs that are very dangerous but I think Gilbert, he has a better gas tank, I think his will is a little bit stronger, I think Gilbert is going to pull it out.”
Dan Ige, a UFC featherweight division fighter, also says “Gilbert Burns.”
Most of the fighters seem to be going for Gilbert Burns due to his grappling and seemingly never-ending stamina to continue fighting.
As the UFC 299 match between Gilbert Burns and Jack Della Maddalena draws near, fan’s excitement continues to grow. With Burns having a marvelous history and Jack Della Maddalena having an unbeatable winning streak, this is sure to be one of the greatest matches to watch.