Jack Della Maddalena long envisioned a home turf victory on a UFC pay-per-view and Saturday he experienced it.
In front of his home city of Perth, Australia, Della Maddalena (14-2 MMA, 4-0 UFC) clubbed and subbed opponent Randy Brown (16-4 MMA, 10-5 UFC) with a rear-naked choke at 2:13 of Round 1. The fight took place on the main card of UFC 284 at RAC Arena.
Maddalena walked out to a raucous ovation that coincided with a sing-a-long of his walkout song, “TNT” by AC/DC. The party continued all the way through the official reading of the decision.
A “F*ck you, Randy,” chant rained down on Brown after the American welterweight waved off a glove touch with Australia’s Maddalena.
Maddalena was aggressive from the opening bell, as he stalked the quick and rangy Brown. Eventually, his strikes found the mark. A right hook faceplanted Brown, who survived the barrage of follow-up strikes when he gave up his back and neck. Maddalena pivoted from a striking attack to submission, as he tapped Brown with a one-hook-in rear-naked choke.
DELLA MADDALENA IS THE REAL DEAL 😳
Half a round is all he needs at #UFC284!! pic.twitter.com/qaPATYHfRb
— UFC (@ufc) February 12, 2023
Pegged by many as one of the biggest breakthrough fighters in 2022, Della Maddalena went 3-0 under the promotion’s banner prior to Saturday. His win streak is now at 14. With the defeat, Brown has a four-fight winning streak snapped.
The up-to-the-minute UFC 284 results include:
- Jack Della Maddalena def. Randy Brown via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 2:13
- Justin Tafa def. Parker Porter via knockout (punch) – Round 1, 1:06
- Jimmy Crute vs. Alonzo Menifield ends in a majority draw (29-27, 28-28, 28-28)
- Modestas Bukauskas def. Tyson Pedro via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
- Josh Culibao def. Melsik Baghdasaryan via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 2:02
- Kleydson Rodrigues def. Shannon Ross via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 0:59
- Jamie Mullarkey def. Francisco Prado via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Loma Lookboonmee def. Elise Reed via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 0:44
- Blake Bilder def. Shane Young via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
- Elves Brenner def. Zubaira Tukhugov via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 284.
