Yesterday’s Results for Ramazan Emeev vs Jack Della Maddalena

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Analysis: I'm backing Jack Della Maddalena on June 11. Jack Della Maddalena is on a mission. He's won 11 straight and he's determined to make it 12. I don't feel that Ramazan Emeev will be able to stop him. While JDM has a pair of losses, they were his first two fights. Since then, he's just continued to get better. Emeev isn't a big finisher. His last seven fights have all gone to the scorecards. He lost a split decision last time out. Maddalena, on the other hand, scored a first round KO in his last fight. It's no secret that Emeev is going to try and take the fight to the ground. He'll likely be successful at times. However, he hasn't shown that he's that capable of finishing or scoring big points, even when he is on top. JDM has shown that he's got a decent (75%) take-down-defense. Also, his contender series win over Angel Loosa showed he can handle grappling, when needed. (Loosa is capable on both his feet and on the ground.) After that fight, Bisping had this to say of JDM: "If someone is going to come in the UFC and have a great career, you need to see how they're going to handle adversity like that, and he passed the test with flying colors." When the fighters are on their feet, JDM is going to score big. He's a high volume striker. JDM lands 8.4 significant strikers per minute compared to Emeev's 2.5. While I like JDM's chance of a KO, I also feel that he'll be ahead on points, should this one go the distance.