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The UFC welterweight division got a shakeup at the top of the division as Australia's Jack Della Maddalena outfought defending champion Belal Muhammad to capture the undisputed UFC welterweight title at UFC 315 in Montreal.Della Maddalena's title win over Muhammad has big ramifications for a division packed with rising contenders desperate to fight for the 170-pound strap. But, with Muhammad now dethroned from the top spot, lightweight champion Islam Makhachev has wasted no time in laying claim to the next shot at the welterweight title. On this episode of the RDX Sports Podcast, Simon Head looks back at UFC 315 and shares his take on the fights that mattered in Montreal, as he assessed what Della Maddalena's win could do to the 170-pound title picture moving forward, and how that could directly impact the championship picture at lightweight, too.Simon also looks ahead to the main event of UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales, as welterweight veteran Gilbert Burns takes on another man who plans to gatecrash the championship conversation at 170 pounds, undefeated Ecuadorian Michael Morales.
The UFC welterweight division got a shakeup at the top of the division as Australia's Jack Della Maddalena outfought defending champion Belal Muhammad to capture the undisputed UFC welterweight title at UFC 315 in Montreal.Della Maddalena's title win over Muhammad has big ramifications for a division packed with rising contenders desperate to fight for the 170-pound strap. But, with Muhammad now dethroned from the top spot, lightweight champion Islam Makhachev has wasted no time in laying claim to the next shot at the welterweight title. On this episode of the RDX Sports Podcast, Simon Head looks back at UFC 315 and shares his take on the fights that mattered in Montreal, as he assessed what Della Maddalena's win could do to the 170-pound title picture moving forward, and how that could directly impact the championship picture at lightweight, too.Simon also looks ahead to the main event of UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales, as welterweight veteran Gilbert Burns takes on another man who plans to gatecrash the championship conversation at 170 pounds, undefeated Ecuadorian Michael Morales.