Sean Brady makes Belal Muhammad vs. Jack Della Maddalena prediction for UFC 315
Sean Brady makes Belal Muhammad vs. Jack Della Maddalena prediction for UFC 315
Sean Brady isn't completely ruling out Jack Della Maddalena winning at UFC 315.
Welterweight champion Belal Muhammad (24-3 MMA, 15-3 UFC) makes his first title defense against Della Maddalena (17-2 MMA, 7-0 UFC) in Saturday's headliner (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+) at Bell Centre in Montreal.
Brady (18-1 MMA, 8-1 UFC), who submitted former champion Leon Edwards in a dominant win at UFC Fight Night 255, is on the cusp of title contention. With his lone career loss coming to Muhammad at UFC 280, a title-fight rematch is the best-case scenario for Brady.
"For me, I want Belal to win," Brady said on his "The BradyBagz Show." "Of course, it is better for me if Belal wins. He's the only person who's beat me in my career. The better he does, the better it looks for me, and I could possibly get a title shot next. The UFC has given me no contacts on this, but I'm going to be there. Me and Belal have fought, I'm a guest fighter for the week, so I'm going to be out there. Obviously they want me there. Shavkat (Rakhmonov) is still hurt. I'm hearing he's not fighting until October or December, and I'm hearing they might be going to Chicago in August, and that's where Belal's from."
While Brady predicts a Muhammad win, he can see Della Maddalena pulling off the upset.
"A lot of things have to line up, but with that being said, Jack's a f*cking very tough fight, and I wouldn't be surprised if Jack wins this fight," Brady continued. "Jack can knock people out, that's usually how he wins fights. Belal's been knocked out by Luque back in the day. He hasn't been knocked out since, but he's been dropped by Geoff Neal, got hurt by Leon, and Jack knocks guys out. He's hard to take down and hold down. So, it's going to be a very, very interesting fight. I'm picking Belal, but I would not be surprised if Jack wins this fight."
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