Belal Muhammad will put the Welter weight title against Jack Della Maddalena Saturday at UFC 315. Muhammad against Della Maddalena is only one of the two title fights on the map, with the female champion of Valentina Shevchenko fly weights against Manon Fiorot during the co-printer event.
Muhammad won the title in his latest fight, Bullying Leon Edwards on the way to a clear victory in unanimous. In Della Maddalena, he faces a dangerous attacker who won 17 consecutive fights, with 14 to come on stop.
Shevchenko finds herself in a position similar to Muhammad, making the first defense of the title she found during her last outing against a fighter on a long sequence of victories. After seven defenses of the female flying title, Shevchenko suffered a shocking defeat against Alexa Grasso. After fighting Grasso in a draw in the revenge match, Shevchenko won their trilogy fight to return to the title. Now she will put this belt at stake against Fiorot, which makes a sequence of 12 fighting victories.
With so many things that happen on Saturday evening, let’s take a closer look at the complete combat card with the last ratings before moving on to our predictions and choices for the PPV part of the festivities.
UFC 315 combat card: Jose Aldo, Alexa Grasso and Benoit Saint Denis among the Undercard fighters who deserve to be watched
Shakiel Mahjouri
UFC 315 combat card, dimensions
- Belal Muhammad (C) -190 against Jack della Maddalena +150, Welter weight title
- Manon Fiorot -140 against Valentina Shevchenko (C) +115, female fly weight title
- Jose Aldo -220 against Aiemann Zahabi +175, featherweight
- Natalia Silva -225 against Alexa Grasso +175, fly weight
- Benoit Saint Denis -1115 against Kyle Prepolec +750, light
- Lee Jeong Yeong -127 against Daniel Santos +102, featherweight
- Mike Malott -200 against Charles Radtke +160, Welter weight
- Modest bukauskas -110 against ion cuțelaba -110, light heavy goods vehicles
- Jasmine Jasudavicius -335 against Jessica Andrade +250, fly weight
- Navajo Stirling -278 against Ivan Erslan +215, light heavyweight
- Joshua van -480 against Bruno Silva +360, average weight
With such a massive main event in barrels, the CBS Sports crew continued the predictions and choices for the main card. Here are your manufacturers of choice: Brent Brookhouse (Combat Sports writer), Brian Campbell (Combat Sports writer), Shakiel Mahjouri (writer), Michael Morle (producer) and Brandon Wise (main publisher).
PICKS UFC 315, predictions
| Muhammad (C) against Maddalena | Muhammad | Maddalena | Muhammad | Muhammad | Muhammad |
| Shevchenko (C) against Fiorot | Shevchenko | Shevchenko | Shevchenko | Shevchenko | Fiorot |
| Aldo against Zahabi | Aldo | Aldo | Aldo | Aldo | Aldo |
| Silva vs Grasso | Grasso | Silva | Grasso | Grasso | Silva |
| Saint-Denis vs prepolec | Saint-Denis | Saint-Denis | Saint-Denis | Saint-Denis | Saint-Denis |
Muhammad against Maddalena
Campbell: For all the possible forces and distinctions to shower on Della Maddalena as a legitimate title challenger, it is difficult to forget a few other factors. JDM has been inactive for 14 months, necessary to rally during the final round to mark a TKO of Gilbert Burns when he was down on the dashboards and recorded a pair of victories for a divided decision before that. Muhammad, for the polarization that possible for the criticisms which call it boring, was nothing but consistent on his current sequence of 12 undefeated fights. Muhammad not only has the best fuel tank, but it is more proven as an elite fighter with five rounds. And even if we can give the advantage in hitting the challenger, the advantages of Muhammad should be sufficient to control the fight, in particular given the success of the previous opponents to bring Della Maddalena down.
Brookhouse: I believe that Della Maddalena has a better defense of disassembly than he granted. Burns was extremely effective during his withdrawals against Della Maddalena, but the only time that Della Maddalena was removed more than once in a UFC fight was against Bassil Hafez. In this fight, Hafez marked three withdrawals in total … out of 20 attempts. Muhammad has the best struggle, of course, but if he tries to walk directly in Della Maddalena and try to be a tyrant, he will walk in a heavy fire. I should probably have learned my lesson to stop doubting Muhammad at this stage, but it looks like a trap against a very lively outsider.
Mahjouri: Muhammad’s style and personality will not win everyone, but its success is undeniable. Muhammad’s implacable pursuit of Takedown has earned him a UFC championship and should help him keep it. Della Maddalena is a big boxer who would make an exciting champion. Unfortunately, it is difficult to neglect how Burns killed Della Maddalena seven times. Between this and the shared decision wins on Kevin Holland and Bassil Hafez the previous one, defeating the champion seems to be a bridge too far. Muhammad by unanimous decision or late judgment seems to be a safe bet.
Shevchenko against Fiorot
Campbell: After having regained his title last fall at the age of 37 to conclude a memorable trilogy against Alexa Grasso, Shevchenko only made him advance the idea that she is a living legend and a infallible Hall of Famer. But Shevchenko will be an outsider of Paris against the Red-Hot Fiorot, 35, who won his seven UFC fights against a first candidate and former title challenger after the other. It is not that Fiorot does not deserve to be the favorite because, except for narrow towers against Rose Namajunas, it largely dominated the competition. But Fiorot generally did it to fight its own terms exclusively by controlling the distance and marking from the outside with strikes. Shevchenko is too experienced and well rounded to be taken lightly in this match. Even with Fiorot’s stubborn defense, Shevchenko will test her in all possible categories of the melee to the way she landed from the pocket without undergoing a great punishment in return. If Shevchenko can slow down the fight and make a chess match, there is no reason why a near and competitive upheaval is not the result.
Brookhouse: This fight is summed up with the non -struck dynamics of the respective games of the fighters. They are both very good attackers, but Shevchenko has the advantage in grappling. If Fiorot is a little more successful than Shevchenko on the feet, Shevchenko can fight on the ground. I do not believe that Fiorot has the same type of evacuation hatch if things are going on the vice versa. In addition, Shevchenko has a great advantage in the experience in the brightest lights and in five -round fights.
Mahjouri: Shevchenko and Fiorot are the two best flying weights for women. They excel in closing the opponents and directing the dashboards with striking figures. Statistically, Fiorot has a higher production, while Shevchenko better mixes withdrawals. This could be a passage from the time of the torch, but this is not the case. Shevchenko’s experience will be the difference manufacturer in a competitive fight, making the best decisions when it matters most. I will rally the champion via a unanimous decision.
Aldo against Zahabi
Campbell: Aldo, the biggest featherweight in the history of sport, has done well in its race for twilight at Bantamweight and remains a dangerous attacker at 38 years old who has remained in a huge form. The only problem in recent times has been his matchmaking because, for the third consecutive fight, Aldo between an indescribable fight against a younger pretender without the buzz so that everything feels necessary. At his age, Aldo may no longer be a competitor of a legitimate title, but there are a lot of fun fights against other legends or the action stars that would have a meaning. This one should go to Aldo, even with Zahabi, 35, to win a sequence of victories of five fights. If recent interviews are an indication, the resolution of Aldo and “want” to continue to prove himself to his fans remain a key motivation for him. A stop victory and another legendary reaction of a crowd of educated combat like Montreal should be for one of the greatest fighters to have ever put a pair of four ounce gloves.
Brookhouse: Zahabi is a good attacker against combatants at the level of marginal competitors, but Aldo is an exceptional attacker against anyone in the world. Zahabi marked a dismantling in eight UFC fights, so Aldo should feel free to let go with punches and kicks without a threat of withdrawal. If this is the case, it is as simple as to line up on the side of the legend of the MMA with superior strike kicks, defense of elite and dazzling legs. It does not seem that Zahabi takes care of a fun evening.
Mahjouri: Teen longevity should be studied. It is impressive that the 38 -year -old man always competes with adversaries classified in the Coq weight division. Zahabi has made significant progress since the loss of his first two fights. Zahabi is a good attacker, but more importantly, he is responsible. The striking defense of Zahabi and the defense of dismantling are its strongest assets. Unfortunately, he is about to meet one of the best in sport. Aldo has a belt belt and more experience than most. Zahabi does not have the tidal turn skills to overcome everything that Adu can throw him. I see Aldo returning to the Victory Column by decision.
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