Muhammad holds a record of 24 wins and three losses. He claimed the title after winning a unanimous decision against Leon Edwards at UFC 304. Since his last loss in January 2019, when Geoff Neal defeated him via unanimous decision, Muhammad has not lost a match.

Belal Muhammad will go up against Jack Della Maddalena at UFC 315 for the first defense of his welterweight title. He was initially supposed to face Shavkat Rakhmonov on an earlier date but had to pull out of UFC 310 due to a severe injury and infection.

Belal Muhammad and Jack Della Maddalena had another faceoff Thursday at the UFC 315 pre-fight press conference. After expected next title challenger Shavkat Rakhmonov was unavailable, the streaking Della Maddalena (17-2 MMA,