UFC 315: Belal Muhammad vs. Jack Della Maddalena: Full video highlights

The world's premier MMA promotion marked its return to Montreal for the first time in 10 years at the UFC 315 pay-per-view event this past weekend at Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada. Belal Muhammad put his welterweight title on the line against Jack Della Maddalena in the main event.

Muhammad was coming off an impressive title-capturing performance at UFC 304 last year, where he dethroned Leon Edwards via a unanimous decision victory. He was then scheduled to face Shavkat Rakhmonov in his first title defense at UFC 310, but a foot injury ruled him out of the contest.

The two were expected to face each other at UFC 315 but Rakhmonov was replaced by Della Maddalena due to a knee injury.

Meanwhile, following an incredible seven-fight winning streak in the promotion, five of which came via finishes, Della Maddalena was given the chance to compete for the UFC gold. In his previous octagon outing at UFC 299, the Australian displayed his striking prowess and knocked out Gilbert Burns in the third round.

The opening round saw Muhammad and Della Maddalena exchanging strikes, with each having their individual moments. The Australian continued his sharp attacks in the second round, defending the reigning champion's takedown attempts.

However, Muhammad changed the momentum in the third round as he began to connect with his blows. The 36-year-old continued to put pressure on his opponent in the fourth round as well.

In the last round, 'Remember the Name' finally took down Della Maddalena. However, the latter stayed resilient and displayed his boxing prowess, as seen by the cuts on Muhammad's face.

The fight lasted the full 25 minutes. Della Maddalena got his hand raised via unanimous decision and became the third fighter from Australia to claim UFC gold. The judges scored the contest (48-47x2, 49-46) in favor of the 28-year-old.

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