Belal Muhammad earned a lot of respect from fans after putting on a show of his unwavering spirit in his first title defense encounter against Jack Della Maddalena. However, he couldn’t do enough to defend his title successfully as he suffered a unanimous decision defeat at the end of his five-round war at UFC 315.

In the main event of UFC 315, Jack Della Maddalena defeated Belal Muhammad via unanimous decision to become the new UFC welterweight champion. Although Muhammad vs Della Maddalena was probably the most underhyped UFC pay-per-view headliner of 2025 so far,

There is a new champion at 170 pounds again, and it's back to the drawing board for the division's former kingpin.