Belal Muhammad gets the heat as the welterweight champion is mocked amid UFC 315 sellout struggle
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UFC 315 witnesses a stall in the sale of tickets, fans speculate theories dragging in UFC executives and welterweight champion Belal Muhammad
is just days away, scheduled for May 10, 2025, to be held at the Bell Centre , Montreal, Canada. Over the past few months, there have been debates going on around the cards scheduled for the event to be decisive of the future course of shakeups anticipated across the divisions of the UFC. However, much to the dismay of the promotion executives, thefor the event has not been satisfactory. Fan theories have led to several reasons being behind the, which even includes the speculation of the main card being a less attractive one, thereby targeting the welterweight championUFC 315 will feature two title bouts in its main card events. The first bout will witness welterweight champion Belal Muhammad defend his title against Jack Della Maddalena , while the second title bout will see women's flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko defend hers against Manon Fiorot. Since the past couple of months, ever since Islam Makhachev announced his desire to move up to the welterweight division, fans across the internet have speculated about a bout between Makhachev and his long-time training partner, Muhammad, for the division's championship. However, with both fighters dismissing the rumor, all eyes were on the UFC 315 main card event, as this would decide the fate of the Dagestani fighter in the welterweight division of the promotion.Despite all the hype, much to the dismay of the promotion's executives, the ticket sales for the event have not been satisfactory up until now. A recent post on X by a fan showcases a large chunk of the stadium being empty, which was not expected, considering the decisive factor associated with the event now.The post generated an immediate reaction from the fans pondering on the probable factors that might have created a hindrance in generating a sufficient number of audience for the live event. Some even believed that the lower turnout is one of the major reasons why the UFC boss, Dana White, ventured into the world of boxing. One of the users wrote, 'Prob why Dana switched over to boxing'Another user wrote on how White would still somehow highlight the event as one of the successful ones by the UFC, 'Somehow Dana will announce that it's the 2nd largest gate at the venue, 4th largest gate in UFC history for a card outside of the U.S & it was completely sold out and packed to the gills.'A section of fans believed that the cards were not that attractive and targetted Belal for the lower turnout count, 'Belal has no appeal'Also read: UFC star's son creates online buzz with surprise M&M gift to Jack Della Maddalena - 'Pretty cute man' With a few more days left to go for the extravagant UFC 315, executives of the promotion can still expect some kind of improvement in the sale of the tickets. Only time will tell, if the event succeeds in generating enough attraction from the fans of the sport.
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