UFC 315 goes down on Sunday, May 11 (South African time) at the Bell Centre in Canada. Below, we’ll break down the Main Event and two other key matchups from a betting perspective.
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BELAL MUHAMMAD vs JACK DELLA MADDALENA
Welterweight Title Fight – Main Event
Belal Muhammad is a Palestinian fighter whose UFC experience dates back to 2016 and since then he has been extremely successful, fighting a total of 19 times while winning 15, losing 3 and drawing 1.
He is known for his insane stamina, and he has not lost a fight in his last 11 appearances to the octagon.
The last time he fought was in July 2024 when he met with Leon Edwards at UFC 304 and won the title after picking up a decision win after 5 rounds.
Jack Della Maddalena is a talented striker and grappler from Australia who has had a flawless run in the UFC. He made his debut in 2022 and since then he has been active frequently and won all 7 of his bouts.
Of his 7 wins he has picked up 4 by knockout, 2 by decision and the remaining one by submission, proving he is a well-balanced fighter.
He encountered Gilbert Burns when he last fought in March and after performing well throughout the fight he won by round 3 knockout.
BETTING – click here to bet
Muhammad 1.53
Della Maddalena 2.60
PREDICTION:
I think this will be a proper battle, but Muhammad has proved over and over again he can go the distance with just about anyone, I think he gets this done by decision holding onto his belt.
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VALENTINA SHEVCHENKO vs MANON FIOROT
Women’s Flyweight Title Fight – Co-Main Event:
Valentina Shevchenko is a fighter from Kyrgyzstan who possesses talent in the field of striking and grappling. She is a veteran amongst the women in the UFC and she has performed at an incredibly high level throughout her career which spans more then 14 years.
She has fought 13 times since 2017 and 12 of these have been title fights of which she has won 9, lost 2 and drawn 1.
The last time she fought was in the trilogy against Alexa Grasso where Shevchenko beat her by decision to take the title back.
Manon Fiorot, fighting out of France, has been undefeated in her 7 visits to the octagon during her short 4-year career within the institution. She won her first 2 fights by knockout and since then all of her bouts have resulted in decision wins.
Her last action was in March last year where she met with Erin Blanchfield in a 5-round fight, doing enough to come out on top of the judge’s scorecards, winning by unanimous decision.
BETTING – click here to bet
Shevchenko 2.05
Fiorot 1.80
PREDICTION:
Although Fiorot is the favourite on this occasion, I am backing Shevchenko’s countless title fight experiences to get her through this by decision.
JOSE ALDO vs AIEMANN ZAHABI
Featherweight Fight:
Jose Aldo is a Brazilian fighter who had an insane start to his career, fighting in a title fight on debut in 2011 and winning. Thereafter he fought another 10 title fights where he won 7 and lost 3. His form has declined as he has aged, however he is still in great shape.
The last time he fought was in October against Mario Bautista when he lost by split decision.
Aiemann Zahabi, fighting on homeland this weekend, is known for his striking and stamina. He has participated in the UFC organization since 2017 however he has fought just 8 times, winning 6 and losing 2.
He currently holds a 5-fight win streak and he’s coming off a decision win over Pedro Munhoz in November.
BETTING – click here to bet
Aldo 1.53
Zahabi 2.60
PREDICTION:
I believe that this fight will also conclude in a decision, where Aldo would’ve picked up more points on the scorecards and getting the nod from the judges.
SUGGESTED BETS:
Muhammad vs Della Maddalena
Muhammad by decision at 1.80
Shevchenko vs Fiorot
Shevchenko by decision at 2.85
Aldo vs Zahabi
Aldo by decision at 1.90
THE DECISION TREBLE @9.74
All 3 of my bets to land is 9.74 and you can use this code to populate your be slip 32193327
Note: All prices are correct at the time of writing but subject to change.
