Mike Malott Praised by Dana White After UFC Edmonton KO Win

UFC welterweight contender Mike Malott was praised by UFC president Dana White following his large knockout win at UFC Edmonton.

Malott knocked out Joaquin Buckley with a brutal knee in the second spherical of their UFC Edmonton fundamental occasion. With the victory, the Canadian moved to 8-1 total in the UFC, and he is at the moment driving a five-fight win streak. By taking out Buckley, who was ranked No. 8 in the Meta UFC Rankings, Malott will now enter the top-10 rankings in the UFC welterweight division.

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Dana White Praises Mike Malott After UFC Edmonton

Speaking to reporters after UFC Edmonton, White heaped reward upon Malott for his unbelievable knockout win over Buckley in the fundamental occasion of the night.

“Obviously, for Mike to be the main event here in a big fight in his home country, that’s the way you want to get it done. I mean, you couldn’t do it any better than that,” White said.

Who Will Mike Malott Fight Next?

After beating Buckley by knockout, Malott will certainly be in line to struggle someone ranked in the high 10 at 170 lbs.

One potential option could be former UFC welterweight champion Jack Della Maddalena, whom Malott admitted curiosity in combating next when requested about Della Maddalena as a potential opponent at the UFC Edmonton post-fight press convention.

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Della Maddalena is coming off back-to-back losses against Islam Makhachev and Carlos Prates in his last two fights, but those are arguably the high two fighters in the weight class, so there is no disgrace in shedding to either of them.

Another potential opponent for Malott could be Belal Muhammad, another former UFC welterweight champion who has lost three fights in a row.

But despite shedding three straight fights, Muhammad is one of the top-10 ranked fighters in the weight class and would, in principle, characterize a step up in competitors for Malott, who is due to struggle someone in the high 10.

Either manner, it seems clear that Malott is in the good graces of the UFC proper now primarily based on White’s feedback, which means he should get prepared for a top-10 opponent next.

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