UFC fans have received more than they bargained for ahead of the blockbuster title showdown between Australia’s Jack Della Maddalena and Islam Makhachev.

The famous Madison Square Garden in New York was buzzing on Sunday (AWST) ahead of what is set to be a bitter battle of attrition for Australia’s UFC star.

And the tensions that were already boiling away behind the scenes spilled over into one of the biggest crowd brawls in the sport’s history ahead of the main event.

American martial artist Dillon Danis, who does not fight as part of the UFC, was in the thick of it as punches rained down, the second time he has been a part of an ugly fracas.

Security attempted to break up the dozens of brawling men but had little impact.

Team Khabib members Khabib Nurmagomedov and Magomed Zaynukov w

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