UFC 315
{{Short description|2025 mixed martial event}}
{{Infobox MMA event
|name= UFC 315: Muhammad vs. Della Maddalena
|image= UFC_315_poster.jpeg
|promotion= Ultimate Fighting Championship
|date= {{start date|2025|05|10}}
|venue= Bell Centre
|city= Montreal, Quebec, Canada
|previousevent= UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo
|followingevent= UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales
}}
UFC 315: Muhammad vs. Della Maddalena was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on May 10, 2025, at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.{{cite web|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/ufc/article/montreals-bell-centre-set-to-host-ufc-315-in-may/|title=Montreal's Bell Centre set to host UFC 315 in May|publisher=sportsnet.ca|author=Staff|date=2025-02-07|access-date=2025-02-07}}
Background
The event marked the promotion's eighth visit to Montreal and first since UFC 186 in April 2015.
A UFC Welterweight Championship bout between current champion Belal Muhammad and Jack Della Maddalena headlined this event.{{cite web|url=https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2025/02/ufc-315-fight-card-montreal-muhammad-della-maddalenna-shevchenko-fiorot|title=UFC 315 title fights revealed: Belal Muhammad, Valentina Shevchenko set to defend in Montreal|publisher=mmajunkie.usatoday.com|author=Nolan King|date=2025-02-19|access-date=2025-02-19}} Ian Machado Garry served as backup and potential replacement for this fight.{{Cite web|url=https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/story/sports/ufc/2025/04/27/ian-machado-garry-official-back-up-for-ufc-315-title-fight/83308716007/|title=Dana White: Ian Machado Garry official back-up for UFC 315 welterweight title fight|publisher=mmajunkie.usatoday.com|author=Danny Segura|date=2025-04-27|access-date=2025-04-28}}
A UFC Women's Flyweight Championship bout between current two-time champion Valentina Shevchenko and Manon Fiorot took place in the co-main event.
A welterweight bout between former welterweight title challenger Gilbert Burns and Michael Morales was scheduled for UFC 314.{{cite web|url=https://www.lowkickmma.com/gilbert-burns-fights-against-ko-star-ufc-314/|title=Report – Gilbert Burns books return fight against unbeaten KO star at UFC 314 in Miami|publisher=lowkickmma.com|author=Ross Markey|date=2025-01-09|access-date=2025-01-10}} However, the pairing was moved to this event due to undisclosed reasons. In turn, the bout was moved to UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales to serve as the main event.{{Cite web|url=https://athlonsports.com/mma/ufc-vegas-106-gilbert-burns-vs-michael-morales|title=UFC Vegas 106 adds a high-stakes test for undefeated prospect – top 10 spot in reach|publisher=athlonsports.net|author=Prince Horton|date=2025-04-11|access-date=2025-04-11}}
A women's bantamweight bout between Nora Cornolle and Hailey Cowan was expected to take place at this event.{{cite web|url=https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2025/02/ufc-315-hailey-cowan-vs-nora-cornolle-montreal|title=UFC 315 targets Hailey Cowan vs. Nora Cornolle addition to Montreal lineup|publisher=mmajunkie.usatoday.com|author=Nolan King and Farah Hannoun|date=2025-02-16|access-date=2025-02-16}} However, the bout was moved to UFC 314 for unknown reasons.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mmanews.com/features/matchmaking-bulletin/ufc-new-fights-2025/|title=UFC matchmaking bulletin: new fights for Gaethje, Mitchell, Hill, Aldo, and more|publisher=mmanews.com|author=Harvey Leonard|date=2025-03-02|access-date=2025-03-03}}
Gavin Tucker was expected to face Lee Jeong-yeong in a featherweight bout at the preliminary card.{{Cite web|url=https://cagesidepress.com/2025/04/16/gavin-tucker-joins-ufc-315-faces-jeong-yeong-lee/|title=Gavin Tucker joins UFC 315, faces Jeong Yeong Lee|publisher=cagesidepress.com|author=Jay Anderson|date=2025-04-16|access-date=2025-04-29}} However, Tucker pulled out in late April due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Daniel Santos.{{Cite web|url=https://www.si.com/fannation/mma/news/ufc-315-tucker-lee-cancellation|title=UFC 315 reportedly loses promising prospect fight|publisher=si.com|author=Mathew Riddle|date=2025-04-29|access-date=2025-04-29}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.si.com/fannation/mma/news/ufc-315-report-daniel-santos-jeong-yeong-lee|title=UFC 315 reportedly gets last-minute shakeup|publisher=si.com|author=Mathew Riddle|date=2025-04-29|access-date=2025-04-29}}
A lightweight bout between Benoît Saint Denis and Joel Álvarez was scheduled for this event.{{Cite web|url=https://www.si.com/fannation/mma/news/benoit-saint-denis-joel-alvarez-added-ufc-315|title=UFC reportedly adds savage finisher matchup to Montreal PPV|publisher=si.com|author=Mathew Riddle|date=2025-03-31|access-date=2025-03-31}} However, Álvarez withdrew from the fight due to a hand injury and was replaced by returning veteran Kyle Prepolec.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/ufc/article/joel-alvarez-out-of-ufc-315-bout-with-benoit-saint-denis-with-hand-injury/|title=Joel Alvarez out of UFC 315 bout vs. Benoit Saint-Denis with hand injury|publisher=sportsnet.ca|author=Staff|date=2025-05-04|access-date=2025-05-04}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/ufc/article/canadian-kyle-prepolec-to-replace-joel-alvarez-on-ufc-315-main-card/|title=Canadian Kyle Prepolec to replace Joel Alvarez on UFC 315 main card|publisher=sportsnet.ca|author=Staff|date=2025-05-05|access-date=2025-05-05}}
Originally scheduled as a bantamweight bout, the fight between former two-time UFC Featherweight Champion and UFC Hall of Famer (also former WEC Featherweight Champion) José Aldo and Aiemann Zahabi was moved to featherweight on the day of the weigh-ins, with Aldo weighing in at 143 pounds and Zahabi at 142 pounds. After the official weigh-ins, Zahabi disclosed that his team was told Aldo's weight cut was going to be a problem and said he was just under 137 pounds at the time. Had he made weight, Aldo's weight discrepancy would have meant an automatic cancellation of the bout. Instead, Zahabi stopped his weight cut and had to rehydrate for a fight at featherweight so he could be close enough to Aldo's missed weight to avoid the fight being scrapped entirely.{{Cite web|url=https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/story/sports/ufc/2025/05/09/ufc-315-jose-aldo-weight-cut-issues-vs-aiemann-zahabi-featherweight-bantamweight-weigh-ins/83532420007/|title=UFC 315: Jose Aldo, Aiemann Zahabi bantamweight bout moved to featherweight at weigh-ins|publisher=mmajunkie.usatoday.com|author=Staff|date=2025-05-05|access-date=2025-05-10}}
In addition, at the weigh-ins, Bruno Silva weighed in at 187 pounds, a pound over the weight non-title fight limit. The bout proceeded at catchweight and Silva was fined 20 percent of his purse which went to his opponent Marc-André Barriault.{{Cite web|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/article/ufc-315-weigh-results-jose-221816331.html|title=UFC 315 weigh-in results: Jose Aldo struggles lead to change in contracted weight|publisher=cagesidepress.com|author=Alexander K. Lee|date=2025-05-10|access-date=2025-05-10}}
During the event's broadcast, former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion and UFC 12 Heavyweight Tournament winner Vitor Belfort was announced as the next "pioneer wing" UFC Hall of Fame inductee during International Fight Week festivities in Las Vegas this June.{{Cite web|url=https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/story/sports/ufc/2025/05/10/vitor-belfort-2025-ufc-hall-of-fame-class/83545968007/|title=Former champ Vitor Belfort joins 2025 UFC Hall of Fame Class|publisher=mmajunkie.usatoday.com|author=Mike Bohn|date=2025-05-10|access-date=2025-05-11}}
Results
{{MMAevent}}
{{MMAevent card|Main card}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Welterweight
|def.
|Belal Muhammad (c)
|Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 48–47, 49–46)
|5
|5:00
|For the UFC Welterweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Women's Flyweight
|Valentina Shevchenko (c)
|def.
|Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 48–47, 48–47)
|5
|5:00
|For the UFC Women's Flyweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Featherweight
|def.
|Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)
|3
|5:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Women's Flyweight
|def.
|Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)
|3
|5:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Lightweight
|def.
|Submission (arm-triangle choke)
|2
|2:35
|
}}
{{MMAevent card|Preliminary card (ESPN / ESPN+ / Disney+)|header=no}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Welterweight
|def.
|Charles Radtke
|KO (punches)
|2
|0:26
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Women's Flyweight
|def.
|Submission (rear-naked choke)
|1
|2:40
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Light Heavyweight
|def.
|Decision (split) (27–30, 30–27, 29–28)
|3
|5:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Light Heavyweight
|Navajo Stirling
|def.
|Ivan Erslan
|Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–27)
|3
|5:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent card|Early preliminary card (ESPN+ / Disney+ / UFC Fight Pass)|header=no}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Catchweight (187 lb)
|def.
|KO (elbows and punches)
|1
|1:27
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Featherweight
|Daniel Santos
|def.
|Lee Jeong-yeong
|Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)
|3
|5:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Bantamweight
|def.
|KO (punches)
|1
|1:04
|
}}
{{MMAevent end|notes=yes}}
Bonus awards
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.{{Cite web|author=Dan Hiergesell|date=2025-05-11 |title=Bonuses! 'Power Bar' banks $50K after sending opponent out on stretcher|url=https://www.mmamania.com/2025/5/11/24427634/official-bonus-winners-ufc315-results-belal-jack-della-espn-ppv-montreal-barriault-jasudavicius|access-date=2025-05-11|publisher=mmamania.com}}
- Fight of the Night: Jack Della Maddalena vs. Belal Muhammad
- Performance of the Night: Jasmine Jasudavicius and Marc-André Barriault
See also
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References
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