In just one day, UFC Chairman Dana White announced the plan of organizing the competition of two major events, UFC 314 and UFC 315. Two focal matches at UFC 315 were officially confirmed. In particular, Belal Muhammad will protect UFC Welterweight before Jack Della Maddalena.
Initially, Belal Muhammad was scheduled to protect the belt by UFC at the end of 2024. His expected opponent was then Shavkat Rakhmonov. However, Belal Muhammad was seriously injured before the event. That made him forced to withdraw, through which Shavkat Rakhmonov had to meet another opponent.
This time, when Belal Muhammad was completely energetic, Shavkat Rakhmonov was injured. The above information was officially confirmed by Shavkat Rakhmonov on his personal page. Therefore, UFC must find another boxer to fight Belal Muhammad, and the chosen person is Jack Della Maddalena.
The UFC 315 event is scheduled to take place on May 10 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 5 focal matches of the event have been confirmed by UFC. Another noteworthy pair also took place in the weight of women's Flyweight, where Valentina Shevchenko protects the belt against the French opponent Manon Fiorot.
This match was the first belt protection of Shevchenko, after she defeated Alexa Grasso in September last year. Manon Fiorot is also highly appreciated, when this boxer is holding the achievement of winning (7 consecutive games) at UFC. Meanwhile, Grasso will face Natalia Silva.