UFC 315 LIVE RESULTS: Jack Della Maddalena BEATS Belal Muhammad to win BLOODY title as Jose Aldo retires after loss
JACK DELLA MADDALENA scored a huge upset win to rip the welterweight title from Belal Muhammad at UFC 315!
The Australian took a decision win in a BLOODY battle in Canada, with the former champion struggling in the opening rounds and leaving it too late to mount a comeback.
Earlier, Valentina Shevchenko successfully defended her title against Manon Fiorot.
UFC legend Jose Aldo also RETIRED after a controversial defeat to Aiemann Zahabi.
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Light-heavyweight banger up next
This could be a fun one!
Light-heavyweights Ion Cutelaba and Modestas Bukauskas go head-to-head in our next fight.
Cutelaba is an explosive striker who has had a mixed bag of results recently for the promotion.
His opponent Bukauskas, is on a 2-fight winning streak both ending in finishes.
Navajo Stirling wins by unanimous decision
The judges score the contest 29-28, 29-28 and 29-27 in the Kiwi's favour.
He now moves to 7-0 in his career.
Navajo Stirling vs Ivan Erslan – Round 3
Stirling lands a huge hook at the end of the round with Erslan in a world of trouble.
Huge flurries from the Kiwi almost has Erslan out of there but the veteran somehow survives.
After Erslan looked in control for the majority of the round, it's Stirling who steals the round with that late surge in the final 60 seconds.
We now wait for the judges scorecards
Navajo Stirling vs Ivan Erslan – Round 2
A different approach from Ivan Erslan, who goes for a takedown at the start of round 2.
The failed attempt ends in a reversal, seeing Stirling successfully getting the takedown himself.
Both men struggle to hold a position on the ground so they decide to separate and resume the striking.
Erslan lands multiple big right hands and has had the much better results in the exchanges.
We now go into the third round with Erslan seemingly in control.
Navajo Stirling vs Ivan Erslan - Round 1
An impressive start by both men to begin the fight.
Erslan begins with a clean straight right hand down the middle of Stirling's guard.
Stirling moves around the octagon smoothly with dynamic strikes from all angles.
The Kiwi has landed some good low kicks, but it was Erslan who landed the more significant punches.
Light-heavyweight opener
In the UFC 315 preliminary opener, we have Navajo Stirling vs Ivan Erslan.
Kiwi fighter Stirling comes into this fight with a 2-0 record in the UFC and a 6-0 record overall.
He fights Erslan who is hoping for a bounce back victory after losing his first UFC bout to Ion Cutelaba.
Early prelim results
These are the results from the early prelim bouts that just took place at UFC 315.
- Marc-Andre Barriault defeats Bruno Silva by KO in round one.
- Daniel Santos beat Lee Jeong Yeong by unanimous decision.
- Bekzat Almakhan beat Brad Katona by KO in round one.
Jack to the future
Jack Della Maddalena is on a 17-fight win streak, despite the fact he was 0-2 to start his career.
Muhammad beat Leon Edwards for the title, but Della Maddalena was meant to clash Edwards earlier this year, but the bout was cancelled.
Instead, Della Maddalena will fight for the title, saying: “it was the dream call to get the call to fight for the belt.
“I was looking forward to the fight with Leon.
“We prepped pretty hard for the striking matchup against the former champion, but to get the call to fight the current champion, it was a dream come true.
“We know we have our work cut out for us, but we feel like we’ve been preparing for this day for a long time.”
Credit: Getty Muhammad still hunting
Belal Muhammad picked up the welterweight championship after beating Leon Edwards last July.
But, he is not satisfied, and said “my mentality is still to be the hunter, I still want to be that guy, I still want to have that chip on my shoulder.
“Winning a belt, it didn’t satisfy me. For me, it’s like, ‘What’s the nest project? What’s the next goal? What’s the next target?’
“I’m always that guy after a fight.
“It took me forever to get to this spot and I’ve got to have that same mentality that I had when I fought Leon.”
Credit: Getty
How to watch UFC 315
UFC 315 is available on TNT Sports 1 in the UK.
Action is also available to stream on discovery+.
Preliminary fights are set to start at 1am BST in the UK.
Full card
Main card
Belal Muhammad (c) vs Jack Della Maddalena – welterweight title
Valentina Shevchenko (c) vs Manon Fiorot – women’s flyweight title
Jose Aldo vs Aiemann Zahabi – featherweight
Alexa Grasso vs Natalia Silva – flyweight
Benoit Saint Denis vs Kyle Prepolec – lightweightPrelims
Mike Malott vs Charles Radtke – welterweight
Jessica Andrade vs Jasmine Jasudavicius – flyweight
Modestas Bukauskas vs Ion Cutelaba – light heavyweight
Navajo Stirling vs Ivan Erslan – light heavyweightWelcome to UFC 315
It is fight night in Canada, as the UFC heads to the Bell Centre in Montreal for UFC 315.
Tonight sees UFC Welterweight champion Belal Muhammad put his title on the line against Aussie Jack Della Maddalena, as Maddalena looks to put Muhammad down under.
Muhammad will defend his title for the first time after beating Leion Edwards at UFC 304 in July last year.
The card will also see the UFC Women’s Flyweight title defended, as Valentina Shevchenko of Kyrgyzstan puts her title up against the French Manon Fiorot.
The main card also sees two Canadians fighting in their home country, as Aiemann Zahabi takes on Jose Aldo, and Kyle Perpolec takes on French fighter Benoit Saint Denis.
Alex Grasso takes on Natalia Silva in a Women’s Flyweight bout to make up the main card.