Jack Della Maddalena out due to arm surgery complications

Jack Della Maddalena won’t find a way to compete at UFC 305.

Della Maddalena (17-2 MMA, 7-0 UFC) hoped to return Aug. 17 in his hometown of Perth, Australia, but complications following arm surgery will keep him out of motion.

Della Maddalena broke his left forearm early in his come-from-behind knockout win over Gilbert Burns this past March at UFC 299, but he’s still recovering after suffering multiple infections which have caused him to go under the knife greater than once. He publicly addressed the situation on Instagram.

“Had surgery on my arm 1 week after 299. 10 days later my wound had began splitting. Which was indicative of infection. Went in for surgery 2 as believed to be infection present, bone cleaned plate replaced, stayed in hospital for 9 days on IV antibiotics then moved to oral antibiotics. Thought the infection was under control, the wound itself had a few abscesses pop up over a 5 week period which had been cut and drained which had bacteria present. (Slide 3) abscess cut and wound was covered. (Slide 4) twenty seventh May removed the covering to indicate a messy hole. Had an extra surgery yesterday to remove infected tissue and unfortunately some infected bone. I’m going to have an extra surgery or two to remove further infected tissue over the following week.

“Unfortunately this implies I won’t be competing at UFC 305 in Perth. Which is a tricky pill to swallow. In the intervening time I’m focused on recovery, Ridding my body of infection and allowing the bone to fix. planning to get my arm back to 100% which if all goes well will likely be in 12 weeks time. I’m still motivated to compete before the years end within the fight I imagine is the hardest and makes essentially the most sense.”

Della Maddalena called out undefeated Shavkat Rakhmonov after ending Burns. The 27-year-old Aussie has earned five bonuses in his seven octagon wins.

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