‘The real deal’: Aussie Jack Della Maddalena stuns Joe Rogan on UFC debut

A young Aussie has made a huge statement on his UFC debut with a sensational performance that left Joe Rogan stunned.

Aussie Jack Della Maddalenda was on fire in his UFC debut.

Remember the name Jack Della Maddalena.

The Australian made his UFC debut on the card for the Ngannou-Gane fight and he made an impression in his welterweight fight with Pete Rodriguez.

Della Maddalena had been due to fight Warlley Alves, but the Brazilian withdrew due to an undisclosed injury.

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But the 25-year-old from Perth looked right at home in his first UFC bout, defeating Rodriguez via TKO inside the first round.

Della Maddalena was a class above and ended the fight with a brutal left hand to Rodriguez’s head, sending him falling to the floor and forcing the referee to stop the fight after just three minutes.

UFC commentator Joe Rogan was extremely impressed with the Aussie’s ability to transition smoothly between fighting stances.

“Oh my goodness that was smooth,” Rogan said.

“Della Maddalena is something special, he really is good and he’s only 25 years old, this kid has a huge future ahead of him.

Aussie Jack Della Maddalena impressed on his UFC debut.

“Throughout the entire round you saw such smooth, technical striking, such amazing IQ in terms of octagon intelligence. So good, this kid’s good.”

Della Maddalena has now won his last 11 fights in a row and said he didn’t feel nervous making his UFC debut.

“To be honest, I was waiting for the jitters and they never came, so same as usual you know,” he said after the fight.

Rogan heaped praise on Della Maddalena and said it will only be a matter of time before he is in the octagon again.

“It was stellar,” he said.

“You looked so smooth and your ability to slide just out of range of his shots and land the counters of your own was incredibly impressive.

“Jack, you’re 25 years old. You have an amazing future ahead of you and I can’t wait to see you inside the octagon again.”

Clearly happy with his performance, a pumped-up Della Maddalena thought he might be a contender for the US$50,000 bonus for the best knockout of the night.

“That’s what I like to call ‘the 50-G spot’ baby,” he said.

Jack Della Maddalena of Australia was way too good for Pete Rodriguez in their welterweight fight at UFC 270. (Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images)

Della Maddalena was congratulated on his win by fellow Aussie and UFC featherweight champion Alex Volkanovski.

Beautiful work Jack Della!! 🙌🏼 #UFC270

— Alex Volkanovski (@alexvolkanovski) January 23, 2022

Pundits were also impressed by his performance and predicted a bright future in the sport for the young Aussie.

ESPN’s Brett Okamoto tweeted: “Pretty clean UFC debut for Jack Della Maddalena. Plenty of weight behind those punches.

“Dangerous guy. He was originally supposed to fight Warlley Alves in his debut. That could be a fun one to rebook.”

MMA Fighting’s Damon Martin said: “Jack Della Maddalena is the real deal, folks. That jab was nasty and then he just blasted him with that left hand.”

MMA writer Adam Martin added: “Absolutely phenomenal performance by Jack Della Maddelena. This guy needs to fight a veteran in his next fight. He’s ready. Amazing hands.”

Jack Della Maddalena’s manager to me this AM about his client’s UFC debut:

“This guy is special. Trust me. Don’t be late to the party.”

Noted! Tremendous performance.

— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) January 23, 2022

Smooth work from Jack Della Maddalena, beautiful jab and some pop with that right. Beautiful read in there #UFC270

— Niall McGrath (@niallmcgrath4) January 23, 2022

Della Maddalena has a bright future in the UFC after he passed his first test with flying colours.

He caught the attention of UFC president Dana White at the Contender Series in September, prompting White to give him his first UFC fight.

Della Maddalena told news.com.au last month his dream is to fight the “welterweight GOAT” Kamaru Usman and is intent on forging his own path in the sport.

That was clear when he snubbed the customary glove punch before the bout with Rodriguez.

“It’s not a disrespectful thing, all the respect to him and his team,” he explained after the fight.

“I just think if we’re out there fighting, I don’t see the point in touching gloves.”