UFC 315: Muhammad vs Maddalena Fight Card, Date, Venue

UFC 315 PPV event took place on May 10, 2025, at The Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada. It was headlined by UFC Welterweight Championship bout between Belal Muhammad and Jack Della Maddalena.

The event had a start time of 6:30 PM ET with an early prelims card which was followed by a prelims card at 8 PM ET and main card at 10 PM ET. The event streamed via ESPN+ PPV service in United States along with UFC Fight Pass worldwide.

FIGHT CARD

EARLY PRELIMS

Brad Katona vs Bekzat Almakhan – Bantamweight Bout
Winner – Bekzat Almakhan via KO(punch) at 1:04 in round 1
Daniel Santos vs Lee Jeong-yeong – Featherweight Bout
Winner – Daniel Santos won via unanimous decision(30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Marc-André Barriault vs Bruno Silva – Middleweight Bout
Winner – Marc-André Barriault via KO(punch) at 1:27 in round 1

PRELIMS

Navajo Stirling vs Ivan Erslan – Light Heavyweight Bout
Winner – Navajo Stirling via unanimous decision(29-28, 29-28, 29-27)
Modestas Bukauskas vs Ion Cuțelaba – Light Heavyweight Bout
Winner – Modestas Bukauskas via split decision(27-30, 30-27, 29-28)
Jéssica Andrade vs Jasmine Jasudavicius – Women’s Flyweight Bout
Winner – Jasmine Jasudavicius via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:40 in round 2
Mike Malott vs Charles Radtke – Welterweight Bout
Winner – Mike Malott via KO (punches) at 0:26 in Round 2

MAIN CARD

Benoît Saint Denis vs Kyle Prepolec – Lightweight bout
Winner – Benoit Saint Denis via submission (arm triangle) at 2:35 in round 2
Alexa Grasso vs Natália Silva – Women’s Flyweight Bout
Winner – Natalia Silva via unanimous decision(30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
José Aldo vs Aiemann Zahabi – Featherweight Bout
Winner – Aiemann Zahabi via unanimous decision(29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Co-Main Event: Valentina Shevchenko (c) vs Manon Fiorot – Women’s Flyweight Championship Bout
Winner – Valentina Shevchenko via unanimous decision(48-47, 48-47, 48-47)
Main Event: Belal Muhammad (c) vs Jack Della Maddalena – Welterweight Championship Bout
Winner – Jack Della Maddalena via unanimous decision(48-47, 48-47, 49-46)

CANCELLED BOUTS

Gilbert Burns vs Michael Morales (Bout rescheduled for Fight Night on May 17)
Hailey Cowan vs Nora Cornolle (Bout rescheduled to UFC 314)
Gavin Tucker vs Lee Jeong-yeong – Tucker pulled out with unknown reasons
Benoît Saint Denis vs Joel Álvarez – Alvarez pulled out due to a hand injury

NOTES

UFC announced in February 2025 that they would present UFC 315 PPV from Montreal, Canada. This was UFC’s first event in the city since April 2015.

Later in the month, UFC announced the main event and co-main event bouts for the event. A UFC Welterweight Championship bout between Belal Muhammad and Jack Della Maddalena was announced to headline this event. A UFC Women’s Flyweight Championship bout between Valentina Shevchenko and Manon Fiorot was announced as the co-main event.

A welterweight bout between former welterweight title challenger Gilbert Burns and Michael Morales was scheduled for UFC 314. However, UFC then announced that the bout was moved to this event. Later, it was moved to UFC Fight Night event on May 17, 2025, to as the main event.

A women’s bantamweight bout between Nora Cornolle and Hailey Cowan was reported to take place at this event. Later, the bout was moved to UFC 314 for unknown reasons.

Featherweights Gavin Tucker and Lee Jeong-yeong were scheduled for a bout on the prelims card. But, Tucker pulled out of the bout two weeks before the event with undisclosed reasons. Daniel Santos came in as his replacement.

A lightweight bout between Benoît Saint Denis and Joel Álvarez was booked for this event. However, Álvarez withdrew from the fight due to a hand injury. Kyle Prepolec returned to UFC as his replacement.

José Aldo and Aiemann Zahabi were booked for a bantamweight bout at the event. But, on the day of weigh-ins, the bout was turned into a featherweight bout.