Belal Muhammad thinks he’s a humorous man.
Now, he’ll put it on the road in opposition to the division’s fourth-ranked contender, Jack Della Maddalena, at UFC 315 in Montreal.
The announcement got here out of left subject contemplating Maddalena was really scheduled to headline the promotion’s return to London subsequent month in opposition to none apart from Leon Edwards.
As an alternative, ‘Rocky’ will now sq. off with Sean Brady inside the enduring O2 Area whereas Maddalena will get promoted to his inaugural title alternative on MMA’s greatest stage.
Dang I stole Leon’s belt and his opponent,” Muhammad wrote on X.
Belal Muhammad seems handy JDM his first loss contained in the Octagon
Muhammad was initially scheduled to defend his belt in December in opposition to Shavkat Rakhmonov, however he was compelled to bow out of the bout because of an an infection in his foot. Sadly, ‘Nomad’ revealed that he was nonetheless nursing an harm and can be unable to go on Might 10 when the UFC heads again to the Bell Centre.
Enter Jack Della Maddalena.
The Australian knockout artist is an ideal 7-0 beneath the UFC banner, together with a third-round TKO over one-time title challenger Gilbert Burns in his final outing at UFC 299.