Belal Muhammad vs. Jack Della Maddalena, Valentina Shevchenko vs. Manon Fiorot headline UFC 315

Belal Muhammad defends his welterweight title for the first time against an unexpected opponent in Jack Della Maddalena in the new main event just announced for UFC 315 on May 10 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

In addition to the main event, Valentina Shevchenko puts her flyweight title up for grabs when she faces Manon Fiorot in the five-round co-main event. The card also features a matchup pitting Gilbert Burns against Michael Morales.

UFC CEO Dana White announced the pairings during an Instagram Live video Wednesday night.

Muhammad faces off with Della Maddalena after the UFC was unable to book Shavkat Rakhmonov in the main event due to injury.

Big thanks to the UFC for offering me the shot at the belt first. Unfortunately, due to injury, I won’t be ready for May. I’ll be facing the winner later this year!

— Shavkat “Nomad” Rakhmonov (@Rakhmonov1994) February 20, 2025

That forced the promotion to shift Della Maddalena into the title fight, which pulled him out of the UFC London main event against Leon Edwards where he was originally scheduled to compete. Edwards now faces Sean Brady instead.

Muhammad makes his first title defense after a nasty foot injury prevented him from fighting this past December at UFC 310. He now faces Della Maddalena, who is undefeated in the UFC with a perfect 7-0 record.

As for the co-main event, Shevchenko finally moves on from her rivalry with Alexa Grasso and now defends her flyweight title against Fiorot, who comes into the fight with seven straight wins since joining the UFC roster including victories over Erin Blanchfield and Rose Namajunas.

UFC 315 goes down from Bell Centre in Montreal on May 10 with the card airing live on ESPN+ pay-per-view.