Five Reasons to Watch UFC 315, Featuring Jose Aldo and Two Title Fights

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Belal Muhammad | e Valentina Shevchenko defend belts in UFC 315 (Photo: Montage/SUPER FIGHTS)

This Saturday (10), Ultimate lands in Canada for another numbered event of the year. The UFC 315, which takes place at the Bell Centre in Montreal, is packed with attractions, including the legend José Aldo and two title fights, one of them in the women's division.

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In the main fight of the event, the champion Belal Muhammad | makes his first belt defense against the 5th ranked welterweight (up to 77,1 kg), Jack Della Maddalena. The Australian got the title shot after injury to Shavkat Rakhmonov, who had to leave the card. In the women's flyweight division (up to 56,7 kg), the champion Valentina Shevchenko face the French Manon Fiorot in the co-main event of the event.

Two belt disputes, José Aldo…need more? The SUPER FIGHTS list five reasons why you absolutely must not miss the card UFC 315! Check out:

1) Belal Muhammad x Jack Della Maddalena

Belal Muhammad | in face with Jack Della Maddalena. Photo: Reproduction/X @ufc

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Belal Muhammad | makes his first belt defense almost 10 months after taking it from Leon edwards. This defense was supposed to have happened earlier, last year, but an infection prevented the fighter of Palestinian descent from facing Shavkat Rakhmonov. But now, it's time for the champion to put his long undefeated streak of six years — or 11 fights — to the test. His greatest weapons are his impressive grappling and a physical preparation that would make any opponent who faces him in the octagon envious, or exhausting.

But invincibility is a familiar word to Jack Della Maddalena. The Australian, who is coming off a knockout triumph Gilbert Durinho with a devastating knee in March 2024, he has never lost in the UFC. Revealed on Dana White's Contender Series, the 5th ranked welterweight received a golden opportunity to replace the injured Rakhmonov and intends not to waste the opportunity.

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A duel that the entire MMA community will be watching. This is because the outcome will have an impact on who will be the next opponent of the former featherweight champion (up to 65,7 kg) Ilia Topuria, who moved up to the lightweight division (up to 70,3kg) in search of the gold that currently belongs to Islam makhachev.

2) Valentina Shevchenko x Manon Fiorot

Manon Fiorot (left) assured that she felt ready to dethrone Valentina Shevchenko (Photo: Montage/SUPER FIGHTS)

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Promise of mourning in UFC 315. Valentina Shevchenko puts the women's flyweight belt (up to 56,7 kg) in check against Manon Fiorot in the event's co-main event. The UFC's pound-for-pound best fighter needs no introduction and is one of the most feared athletes in the women's division. 'Bullet' is coming off a win over Alexa grasso, when he regained the title in UFC 306, in September last year. But on the other side is an undefeated athlete in the organization. Number 2 in the category, Manon Fiorot only lost his debut fight in MMA. After that, there were 12 consecutive victories, the last of which was against Erin Blanchfield, in March 2024.

Shevchenko and Fiorot enter the octagon in a warlike atmosphere UFC 315. This is because the champion found the Frenchwoman's attitude when she said on social media that she would retire 'Bullet' 'disrespectful'. In an interview at 'Media Day', Valentina made it clear what awaits her challenger in Saturday's duel.

“I like it when people come in with so much confidence. They say, ‘It’s going to be a finish,’ something like that. But I like that moment when they feel frustration in the ring, inside the octagon, when they feel that whatever plan they had, it doesn’t work. That’s the best feeling, to see them fall apart,” Shevchenko said.

3) José Aldo

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José Aldo with the crown of King of Rio in the UFC. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram/UFC_brasil

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The legend José Aldo is also on the main card of UFC 315. The 'King of Rio' left fans apprehensive during the official weigh-in of the event, held on the morning of this Friday (9). At a certain point in the ceremony, the Brazilian met with Aiemann Zahabi, his opponent, and Sean Shelby, the organization's matchmaker, in a conversation that culminated in the change of category for the duel, which was originally going to be contested at bantamweight (up to 61,2 kg), but was moved to featherweight (up to 65,7 kg). According to the broadcast on the UFC's official YouTube channel, both athletes were over their agreed weight, which became clear when they both appeared on the scale.

Aldo enters the octagon looking for surrender after controversial loss to mario bautista No. UFC 307, in October 2024. However, the former featherweight champion and UFC Hall of Famer faces Canadian Zahabi, who is in the top 15 of the division and is on a five-fight winning streak.

4) Natalia Silva

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Natalie Silva (dir) faces Alexa grasso No. UFC 315. Photo: Reproduction/UFC

Undefeated since her UFC debut in 2022, Natalia Silva has quite a challenge in UFC 315, when she faces the former women's flyweight champion (up to 56,7 kg.) Alexa grasso. As she is in 5th place in the category and faces the Mexican who is in 1st, a new positive result could give the Minas Gerais native from Timóteo the chance to be the next challenger for the title, which is at stake in the same event between Valentina Shevchenko e Manon Fiorot.

At 28, Natalia Silva is a taekwondo specialist and has won two of her six UFC fights by knockout. The Minas Gerais native has a record of 18 wins, five losses and one draw. On the other hand, Alexa grasso cannot be underestimated. Even coming off a loss to champion Shevchenko and having just recovered from a broken leg, the veteran has been in the Ultimate since 2016 and has victories over opponents at the top of the category.

5) Brazilians on the preliminary card

Bruno Blindado fight on the preliminary card of UFC 315. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram

Brazil will also have three more fighters who will enter action on the preliminary card of UFC 315. With two wins in her last three fights, the former champion Jessica Andrade has alternated her performances in the octagon between strawweight and flyweight. The Paraense from Umuarama faces the Canadian Jasmine Jasudavicius, who arrives on the back of four consecutive victories and will have the support of the local fans. An important clash that aims to pit the Top 5 in the women's flyweight division (up to 56,7 kg).

For the middleweight division (up to 83,9 kg), Bruno Blindado also faces one of the homeowners, Marc-Andre Barriault. The São Paulo native is trying to get back to winning ways after a defeat to Ismail Naurdiev No. UFC 308. Last but not least, we have Daniel Willycat, who accepted the fight as a last-minute replacement to face South Korean Jeong Yeong Lee. It is the debut of the Uberaba native in the featherweight division (up to 65,7 kg), after moving from bantamweight (up to 61,2 kg), where he has been riding a two-fight winning streak.