Did Islam Makhachev make a mistake by moving up to 170 lbs? In pursuit of a double champ status, he’s now set to face Jack Della Maddalena on November 15 at Madison Square Garden in New York. The Russian believes competing at a higher weight will work in his favor, as the cut will be far less draining. “I still feel I recover for the fight, like, maybe 70, 60 percent, because it’s so hard to recover in 30 hours. Now, I’m very excited to see how I’m going to feel in the cage,” Makhachev said recently. But this has raised a doubt.

Podcast host and analyst Angelo Bodetti shared his perspective on ‘WEIGHING IN.’ He acknowledged that while Jack Della Maddalena showed composure against Belal Muhammad despite being taken down multiple times, Makhachev’s grappling is on an entirel

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