Analyst breaks down Della Maddalena's defensive flaws in Prates loss

A detailed fight analysis examined Jack Della Maddalena's tactical mistakes against Carlos Prates. The analyst noted that approximately 90% of Della Maddalena's defensive actions relied on a boxing block, which proved ineffective against Prates' tornado of kicks, elbows, knees, and punches. Della Maddalena's block was described as porous, allowing many straight punches through. Unlike fighters like Petr Yan who can counter-attack explosively from a block, Della Maddalena passively absorbed strikes without breaking distance. The analyst was surprised Della Maddalena fought so much in southpaw stance, especially after Makhachev damaged his lead leg. Against Belal Muhammad he'd mostly fought orthodox, but against Prates he chose southpaw, allowing Prates to batter his left side with middle kicks until it turned red by the second round.