Overview
- In a video posted by Jake Shields, Diaz demonstrates a bottom half-guard escape using a knee shield, grip break, shrimp, and underhooks that he says Jack Della Maddalena failed to apply.
- Islam Makhachev controlled Della Maddalena for 19 minutes and 10 seconds to claim the welterweight belt at UFC 322.
- Makhachev said he recognized Della Maddalena was relying on a single reversal and concluded he lacked other ways to return to his feet.
- Analysts across outlets characterize the defeat as a technical shortfall in leverage and predictability rather than a question of heart or stamina.
- Reports note Della Maddalena has beaten high-level grapplers such as Belal Muhammad, underscoring that the issue identified was situational technique, not inexperience, and Bloody Elbow adds that Diaz has returned to training.