Kicking off UFC 315 Combat Week, Belal Muhammad and Jack Della Maddalena went face-to-face for the primary time. The pair sq. off in the primary occasion on the Centre Bell in Montreal, Canada on Saturday, Might 10.
The competition options present UFC welterweight champion Muhammad (24-3, 1 NC) of Chicago, IL up in opposition to No. 5-ranked contender Della Maddalena (17-2) of Australia. Muhammad makes his first championship protection after claiming the title by unanimous choice in opposition to Leon Edwards final July. Della Maddalena makes his first try to overcome the division and targets his sixteenth straight victory.
The primary Combat Week face-off additionally featured the fighters battling it out within the UFC 315 co-main occasion. The bout pits two-time flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko (24-4-1) of Kyrgyzstan in opposition to Manon Fiorot (12-1) of France.
Shevchenko makes her first title protection in her second reign after reclaiming the strap by unanimous choice in opposition to Alexa Grasso final September. No. 2-ranked contender Fiorot makes her first bid to grow to be champion and goals for her thirteenth win in a row.
Amongst different bouts featured on the UFC 315 PPV card, Aiemann Zahabi (12-2) of Canada takes on Brazil’s former featherweight champion Jose Aldo (32-9) at bantamweight. Alexa Grasso (16-4-1) of Mexico and Natalia Silva (18-5-1) of Brazil go head-to-head at flyweight.
Plus, Benoit Saint Denis (13-3, 1 NC) of France meets Canada’s Kyle Prepolec (18-8) at light-weight. The latter makes his UFC debut on quick discover, changing beforehand introduced Joel Alvarez (22-3) of Spain, who withdrew on account of damage.
