UFC 315 from Montreal had it all — a new champion at welterweight, a brilliant performance for an all-time great, a legend laying down the gloves and more.
In the main event, Australia’s Jack Della Maddalena showed no fear of being Belal Muhammad‘s first title defense. He threw hard shots at Muhammad all night while expertly avoiding his takedown attempts. By the end of the five-round battle, Della Maddalena ended up with the belt around his waist.
Women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko did what she had already done seven times before and successfully defended her title against Manon Fiorot. It was a masterful performance that begs the question of where she sits among the greatest in MMA history.
And speaking of greatest, Hall of Famer José Aldo retired again after losing to Aiemann Zahabi, his second loss in three fights since he unretired last year. Was the year we got to watch him worth it?
Jeff Wagenheim, Andreas Hale and Brett Okamoto share their thoughts on these fights.
Bring on the Della Maddalena-Makhachev superfight
Della Maddalena has become a UFC champion so quickly that he barely had time to work his way up the…
