UFC 315: Muhammad vs. Della Maddalena took place Sunday, May 11, at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada, in front of 19,786 fans. With a gate of $6 million, it marked the highest-grossing non-hockey event in the venue’s history.
In the main event, Jack Della Maddalena became the new UFC welterweight champion by defeating Belal Muhammad via unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 49-46). The bout saw both athletes push each other to the brink in a five-round battle. “It feels good,” said Della Maddalena. “Australia, we’ve got three of these (belts), let’s go!”
In the co-main event, Valentina Shevchenko retained her UFC women’s flyweight title with a unanimous decision win over Manon Fiorot (48-47 x3) in another five-round contest.
Bonus Awards:
- Fight of the Night: Jack Della Maddalena vs. Belal Muhammad
- Performance of the Night: Jasmine Jasudavicius, Marc-Andre Barriault
Full UFC 315 Results:
Main Card:
- Jack Della Maddalena def. Belal Muhammad via UD
- Valentina Shevchenko def. Manon Fiorot via UD
- Aiemann Zahabi def. José Aldo via UD
- Natalia Silva def. Alexa Grasso via UD
- Benoît Saint Denis def. Kyle Prepolec via submission (R2, 2:35)
Prelims:
- Mike Malott def. Charles Radtke via KO (R2, 0:26)
- Jasmine Jasudavicius def. Jessica Andrade via submission (R1, 2:40)
- Modestas Bukauskas def. Ion Cutelaba via split decision
- Navajo Stirling def. Ivan Erslan via UD
- Marc-Andre Barriault def. Bruno Silva via KO (R1, 1:27)
- Daniel Santos def. JeongYeong Lee via UD
- Bekzat Almakhan def. Brad Katona via KO (R1, 1:04)
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