BELAL MUHAMMAD makes the first defence of his welterweight title THIS WEEKEND ten months after ripping it out of the hands of Leon Edwards.
Muhammad finally reached the top of the UFC mountain last July after years of toiling away.
Belal Muhammad makes the first defence of his UFC welterweight title on Saturday[/caption]
Australian challenger Jack Della Maddalena is on an impressive win streak[/caption]
The champ has not been beaten since January 2019 and has 10 wins in his last 11 fights – one of those being the no contest in the first Edwards fight after an eye poke.
Muhammad has been unstoppable in recent years and now faces Jack Della Maddalena in his first defence.
Although the Australian is ranked at No 5 in the division – behind the likes of Edwards and Kamaru Usman – he has been putting together an impressive body of work of his own.
Della Maddalena is unbeaten in seven fights since joining the UFC.
In fact, his winning streak now sits at 17 – with his last defeat coming in May 2016 in just his second pro fight.
He has been inactive for a year, however, although he has impressive recent wins over Gilbert Burns and Kevin Holland on his record.
When is UFC 315 – Belal Muhammad vs Jack Della Maddalena?
- UFC 315 takes place in Montreal, Canada, on Saturday, May 10.
- The event will be at the 20,000-seat Bell Centre.
- The early prelim action is expected at 23.30pm BST / 6.30pm ET.
- The prelims will be at around 1am BST (May 11) / 8pm ET.
- The main card is then expected to start at 3am BST / 10pm ET.
What TV channel is UFC 315 on and can it be live streamed?
- UFC 315 will be aired on TNT Sports 1 in the UK and ESPN in the US.
- Fans can also live stream the entire card – including the prelims and early prelims – with Discovery+ (UK) and ESPN+ (US).
- Those with UFC Fight Pass can also live stream all the action.
- Discovery+, ESPN+ and UFC Fight Pass are available either on browser or as downloadable apps.
UFC 315 FULL fight card
As well as the main event between Muhammad and Della Maddalena, the UFC women’s flyweight title is also on the line.
Valentina Shevchenko will face someone other than Alexa Grasso for the first time since June 2022, after their trilogy was settled.
French star Manon Fiorot – unbeaten in 12 fights since her pro debut in 2018 – gets her long-anticipated first shot at a UFC title.
Fiorot last beat Erin Blanchfield in March 2024.
Main Card
- Belal Muhammad vs Jack Della Maddalena – for welterweight title
- Valentina Shevchenko vs Manon Fiorot – for women’s flyweight title
- Jose Aldo vs Aiemann Zahabi – bantamweight
- Alexa Grasso vs Natalia Silva – women’s flyweight
- Benoit Saint-Denis vs Kyle Prepolec – lightweight
Prelims
- Mike Malott vs Charles Radtke – welterweight
- Jessica Andrade vs Jasmie Jasudavicius – women’s flyweight
- Modestas Bukauskas vs Ion Cutelaba – light-heavyweight
- Navajo Stirling vs Ivan Erslan – light-heavyweight
Early Prelims
- Marc-Andre Barriault vs Bruno Silva – middleweight
- Daniel Santos vs Lee Jeong Yeong – featherweight
- Brad Katona vs Bekzat Almakhan – bantamweight
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