Belal Muhammad is set to defend his welterweight title against Jack Della Maddalena this Saturday at UFC 315. This matchup is one of two title bouts featuring women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko facing her rival Manon Fiorot in the co-main event.
Muhammad, who captured the title with a decisive unanimous decision victory over Leon Edwards, will be opposing Della Maddalena, a formidable striker with a winning streak of 17 fights, 14 of which were by stoppage.
Shevchenko aims to defend her title for the first time after reclaiming it in a trilogy bout against former champion Alexa Grasso. She faces Fiorot, who is also on a remarkable 12-fight win streak.
Another highlight of the event is the return of former featherweight champion Jose Aldo, fighting Aiemann Zahabi, who is eager to prove himself against the seasoned veteran. Aldo has had a controversial split-decision loss and looks to bounce back against Zahabi, who has a five-fight winning streak.
Here’s the fight card with current betting odds:
- Belal Muhammad (c) -190 vs. Jack Della Maddalena +150, welterweight title
- Manon Fiorot -140 vs. Valentina Shevchenko (c) +115, women’s flyweight title
- Jose Aldo -220 vs. Aiemann Zahabi +175, featherweights
- Natalia Silva -225 vs. Alexa Grasso +175, women’s flyweights
- Benoit Saint Denis -1115 vs. Kyle Prepolec +750, lightweights
- Lee Jeong Yeong -127 vs. Daniel Santos +102, featherweights
- Mike Malott -200 vs. Charles Radtke +160, welterweights
- Modestas Bukauskas -110 vs. Ion Cuțelaba -110, light heavyweights
- Jasmine Jasudavicius -335 vs. Jessica Andrade +250, women’s flyweights
- Navajo Stirling -278 vs. Ivan Erslan +215, light heavyweights
- Joshua Van -480 vs. Bruno Silva +360, middleweights
The CBS Sports team has provided their insights and predictions, highlighting the experience and skills of all fighters involved.
