In just a few days, Belal Muhammad makes the first defense of his welterweight title when he compiles Jack della Maddalena on UFC 315.
Although the fight came about in an unorthodox way, Belal Muhammad will defend his title against Jack della Maddalena on UFC 315 in Montreal next Saturday.
Only a few days of their collision has leaked the game plan of Della Maddalena, so Mohammed may be some insight into what to expect in the fight.
Although Muhammad is assumed that it has a gripping advantage, a video has recently appeared by Della Maddalena who suffocated BJJ world champion Craig Jones to sleep, making the fight even more interesting.
For his first defending defense, however, Muhammad was warned of a potential backstage -arguing by former Welterweight Koning, Kamaru Usman.
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Usman warns Muhammad of potential fights on UFC 315
'The Nigerian nightmare' has not fought anymore since he almost took the unbeaten record of Khamzat Chimaev in UFC 294 in October 2023 after going to the middleweight in the short term.
Nevertheless, it was recently announced that Usman will make his return to 170 pounds to compete against Joaquin Buckley in UFC Atlanta on June 14.
Although it is unclear whether Usman will be present at UFC 315 in Montreal, he has warned that there must be safety around him when he sees Muhammad Backstage at a UFC event.
“Probably, (security would be needed if we were backstage). I only say that because of course I am very similar to the head and especially when I am outside the cage, but the last two years now I have not had fat,” Usman began to explain in an interview with ESPN MMA.
“If you are fat, you are always alert and even me and Georges St-Pierre we had this conversation where he expressed it … Now that I am fat, yes, you would probably have to protect with us,” Usman continued.
Usman and Muhammad clashed during the non -depicted podcast -recording
This feud between Usman and Muhammad apparently has been brewing for some time, because the two previously collided during a podcast recording of Usman's Pound for Pound Podcast.
The current champion also claimed that he almost brought Ushman to tears during their not -produced collision, who still has fans who have released it to this day.
With Usman now planned to fight again at 170 pounds, Muhammad believes that he could skip the line with a victory over Buckley, possibly finally their feud in bed with a fight.