''UFC 315: Muhammad vs. Della Maddalena'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the

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that took place on May 10, 2025, at the

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, Canada.

Background

The event marked the promotion's eighth visit to Montreal and first since

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in April 2015. A

UFC Welterweight Championship Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) champions are fighters who have won UFC championships. Historical notes At the time of the UFC's inception in 1993, mixed martial arts was not sanctioned in the United States, and did not include weight clas ...

bout between current champion

Belal Muhammad Belal Muhammad (born July 9, 1988) is an American professional mixed martial artist who currently competes in the Welterweight (MMA), Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former UFC Welterweight Cha ...

and

Jack Della Maddalena Giacomo "Jack" Della Maddalena (born 10 September 1996), also known by his initials JDM, is an Australian professional mixed martial artist. He competes in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is the cur ...

headlined this event. Ian Machado Garry served as backup and potential replacement for this fight. A

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bout between current two-time champion

Valentina Shevchenko Valentina Anatolyevna Shevchenko (born March 7, 1988) is a Kyrgyz professional Mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist, former Muay Thai fighter and Kickboxing, kickboxer. She currently competes in the women's Flyweight (MMA), Flyweight divisi ...

and

Manon Fiorot Manon Caroline Fiorot (born February 17, 1990) is a French mixed martial artist, currently competing in the women's Flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of April 2, 2024, she is #2 in the UFC women's flyweight ran ...

took place in the co-main event. A welterweight bout between former welterweight title challenger Gilbert Burns and Michael Morales was scheduled for UFC 314. However, the pairing was moved to this event due to undisclosed reasons. In turn, the bout was moved to UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales to serve as the main event. A women's bantamweight bout between Nora Cornolle and Hailey Cowan was expected to take place at this event. However, the bout was moved to UFC 314 for unknown reasons. Gavin Tucker was expected to face Lee Jeong-yeong in a featherweight bout at the preliminary card. However, Tucker pulled out in late April due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Daniel Santos. A lightweight bout between Benoît Saint Denis and Joel Álvarez was scheduled for this event. However, Álvarez withdrew from the fight due to a hand injury and was replaced by returning veteran Kyle Prepolec. Originally scheduled as a bantamweight bout, the fight between former two-time

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and

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r (also former WEC Featherweight Champion)

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and Aiemann Zahabi was moved to featherweight on the day of the weigh-ins, with Aldo weighing in at 143 pounds and Zahabi at 142 pounds. After the official weigh-ins, Zahabi disclosed that his team was told Aldo's weight cut was going to be a problem and said he was just under 137 pounds at the time. Had he made weight, Aldo's weight discrepancy would have meant an automatic cancellation of the bout. Instead, Zahabi stopped his weight cut and had to rehydrate for a fight at featherweight so he could be close enough to Aldo's missed weight to avoid the fight being scrapped entirely. In addition, at the weigh-ins, Bruno Silva weighed in at 187 pounds, a pound over the weight non-title fight limit. The bout proceeded at catchweight and Silva was fined 20 percent of his purse which went to his opponent Marc-André Barriault. During the event's broadcast, former

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and UFC 12 Heavyweight Tournament winner

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was announced as the next "pioneer wing"

inductee during International Fight Week festivities in Las Vegas this June.

Results

Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses. *Fight of the Night: Jack Della Maddalena vs. Belal Muhammad *Performance of the Night: Jasmine Jasudavicius and Marc-André Barriault

References

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Background

Results

Bonus awards

See also

References