Belal Muhammad defends his welterweight title for the primary time in opposition to an sudden opponent in Jack Della Maddalena within the new most important occasion simply introduced for UFC 315 on Could 10 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Along with the primary occasion, Valentina Shevchenko places her flyweight title up for grabs when she faces Manon Fiorot within the five-round co-main occasion. The cardboard additionally incorporates a matchup pitting Gilbert Burns in opposition to Michael Morales.
UFC CEO Dana White introduced the pairings throughout an Instagram Reside video Wednesday night time.
Muhammad faces off with Della Maddalena after the UFC was unable to ebook Shavkat Rakhmonov in the primary occasion attributable to harm.
Huge due to the UFC for providing me the shot on the belt first. Sadly, attributable to harm, I gained’t be prepared for Could. I’ll be dealing with the winner later this yr!
— Shavkat “Nomad” Rakhmonov (@Rakhmonov1994) February 20, 2025
That compelled the promotion to shift Della Maddalena into the title battle, which pulled him out of the UFC London most important occasion in opposition to Leon Edwards the place he was initially scheduled to compete. Edwards now faces Sean Brady as an alternative.
Muhammad makes his first title protection after a nasty foot harm prevented him from combating this previous December at UFC 310. He now faces Della Maddalena, who’s undefeated within the UFC with an ideal 7-0 file.
As for the co-main occasion, Shevchenko lastly strikes on from her rivalry with Alexa Grasso and now defends her flyweight title in opposition to Fiorot, who comes into the battle with seven straight wins since becoming a member of the UFC roster together with victories over Erin Blanchfield and Rose Namajunas.
UFC 315 goes down from Bell Centre in Montreal on Could 10 with the cardboard airing dwell on ESPN+ pay-per-view.
