“Grabbed me and threw me into my chair” – Jack Della Maddalena’s coach shares shocking story about being assaulted at UFC 299 by a state commissioner

Jack Della Maddalena proved himself to be a true welterweight contender after his fight against Gilbert Burns at UFC 299.

The Australian entered the match ranked below the top 10 in the division, but his third-round knockout win against Burns has elevated him to the No.5 spot.

Undoubtedly, it was the most significant victory of the rising contender’s career, leaving his team overjoyed with the outcome. Nevertheless, Ben Vickers, the head coach of Della Maddalena, claims he was attacked by a member of the state commission at the end of the bout.

Vickers and his student made an appearance on the Grin Reapers podcast to discuss UFC 299. During the interview, the Eternal MMA coach shared his experience with the commissioner.

He mentioned this:

“You sit in this tiny little area [cage-side] and the commissioner is sitting just behind you. If you stand up he sort of tells you to sit down and blah blah… Jack lands the knee and he’s on top, so all three of [the coaches] are jumping up and down but the commissioner’s right behind me.”

He went on to say:

“So he put his hand on my shoulder and I was like, ‘Yeah no drama.’ Then a few more shots went in and I’m jumping up again and he’s pushing me down again. It was all pretty mellow, kind of what happens in the corner. Then the finish was about to happen… So I’m jumping up and down again, and I felt this like, actual assault. He grabbed me and threw me into my chair and then kept his hands on me…”

At 53:40, watch as Jack Della Maddalena’s coach explains the incident in the video below.

The link to access the video is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtzjdODOATM.

Jack Della Maddalena Opens Up About His Battle with a Staph Infection at UFC 299

Despite suffering a broken arm in the opening round against Gilbert Burns, Jack Della Maddalena also revealed that he had been battling a staph infection during the competition.

Despite the attention surrounding Benoit Saint Denis competing against Dustin Poirier while visibly infected with staph at UFC 299, the Australian has surprisingly faced minimal criticism since his recent confession.

During the previously mentioned Grin Reapers podcast episode, Ben Vickers stated the following:

“He limped onto the plane on antibiotics the Wednesdays before fight week. We’ve got guys pulling out of fights two weeks out with staph… Jack was never going to pull out.”[From 29:25]

Following that, the Australian added:

“I think it was really sore on the weekend before, and it had gotten quite a lot better… It was like a little pimple-thing on my knee.”

View Jack Della Maddalena’s Instagram post following UFC 299 below: