As well as rebounding ex-champions like Kamaru Usman and Leon Edwards.
“I think the division has moved on,” reigning UFC welterweight champion, Jack Della Maddalena, told MMA Fighting. “If you stay inactive, you kind of fall behind. I think that’s where it is. Someone like Sean Brady has been so active, Ian Garry, these guys are very active. How can Shavkat stay in that top position when these guys are fighting? It’s a hard one, but I’ll just do whatever I’m told. Whoever’s next is who the UFC tells me is next.”
“I think the next few weeks is a good time for the welterweights,” Della Maddalena added. “It’s all the top guys are fighting each other. The next few weeks, we’re going to see who in the Top 5, they’ll all pretty much lay out the order of who’s next. It’s exciting who the top contenders are. I think activity is key. You sit on the sidelines too long, you definitely fall behind.”
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