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5 days ago
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MMA Junkie's Fight of the Month for May: Jack Della Maddalena takes Belal Muhammad's belt
With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best fights from May 2025: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie's Fight of the Month award for May. At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by voting on your choice. Nominee: Daniel Santos def. Jeong Yeong Lee at UFC 315 Daniel Santos and Jeong Yeong Lee produced three solid rounds of action in the featherweight division, busting each other's faces up over the course of 15 minutes as the contest flowed on both the feet and the ground. Advertisement After three rounds, Santos (12-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) was awarded the unanimous decision win over Lee (11-3 MMA, 2-2 UFC) with 30-27 scorecards across the board, which was a credit to Lee's toughness. Nominee: Aiemann Zahabi def. Jose Aldo at UFC 315 Aiemann Zahabi went to war with Jose Aldo in what turned out to be the UFC Hall of Famer's final fight before retirement. After a strong start by the former UFC champion, Zahabi (13-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC) survived a scare and turned the tables on Aldo (32-10 MMA, 14-9 UFC) to win a competitive unanimous decision, extending his winning streak to six fights and marking the end of Aldo's legendary career. Nominee: Melquizael Costa def. Julian Erosa at UFC Fight Night 256 Melquizael Costa and Julian Erosa were immediately transported to a hospital after their hard-fought battle in the featherweight division. Advertisement Costa (24-7 MMA, 5-2 UFC) and Erosa (31-12 MMA, 9-8 UFC) put on a gruelling three-round scrap, and as a result, both men received an additional $50,000 for Fight of the Night honors. In the end, Costa was awarded the unanimous decision victory after enduring a late swarm from Erosa. Nominee: Alice Ardelean def. Rayanne dos Santos at UFC on ESPN 68 Alice Ardelean got her first UFC win when she outworked the favored Rayanne dos Santos to get her hand raised and snap of eight-month skid women getting Fight of the Night honors. Ardelean (10-7 MMA, 1-2 UFC) pulled off a unanimous decision over dos Santos (14-9 MMA, 0-3 UFC) in the curtain jerker on the prelim in the strawweight division. Dos Santos was more than a 2-1 favorite in the fight, but Ardelean pulled off the upset. The winner: Jack Della Maddalena def. Belal Muhammad at UFC 315 The UFC's welterweight division has a new king, and his name is Jack Della Maddalena. Advertisement Incoming champion Belal Muhammad entered the fight seeking his first title defense, but would run into a stiff challenge in the form of a highly confident Della Maddalena (18-2 MMA, 8-0 UFC). The welterweight title fight served as the main event of UFC 315 at Bell Centre in Montreal. After the final horn sounded, Della Maddalena was declared the new champion unanimously with 48-47, 48-47 and 49-46 scores over Muhammad (24-4 MMA, 15-4 UFC). Della Maddalena came forward early, putting pressure on the champ as he landed combinations while the crowd chanted in his favor. After studying his opponent's movements, Muhammad began to open up his offense. Della Maddalena appeared very comfortable on his feet, and grew in confidence after stopping Muhammad's first takedown attempt. Striking exchanges unfolded early in Round 2, with both fighters connecting with clean offerings. Della Maddalena found a home for a hard right hand that turned Muhammad's head, but the champ ate it and continued to come forward. Della Maddalena stifled another takedown attempt, but Muhammad landed nicely on the exit. Still feeling good, Della Maddalena had some fun with a few spinning strikes in the closing seconds of the round. Advertisement A beautiful combination from Della Maddalena started Round 3. As the round progressed, Muhammad chased the challenger all over the octagon, but was met with quick jabs and the occasional two-punch combo. It wasn't all one-way traffic, but Muhammad was unable to land anything of significance to change the tone of the fight. In the fourth round, Muhammad dedicated himself to more takedown attempts. The champ pushed forward with urgency, looking to get the fight to the ground. This caused a few heated exchanges, but it was clearly Muhammad's best round, even though he was on the receiving end of a share of clean strikes. With just five minutes to go and the fight on Della Maddalena's side, Muhammad turned up the pressure more than before. This created some heated moments of hard striking exchanges, where it seemed like the fight could end at any moment. Muhammad was finally able to complete a takedown with over three minutes to work. After landing some ground and pound, Della Maddalena exploded back to his feet and resumed landing sharp strikes, putting Muhammad on wobbly legs. Della Maddalena went for a takedown but was reversed, allowing Muhammad to get off some more offense on the ground momentarily. However, the fight would return to standing, where Della Maddalena would close out his championship-winning performance by pressing on the gas until the final horn. Cast Your Vote! This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: Fight of the Month, May 2025: Della Maddalena batters Belal Muhammad
USA Today
13-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Daniel Santos raises a glass to Ian Machado Garry's cornerwork after UFC 315 win
Daniel Santos raises a glass to Ian Machado Garry's cornerwork after UFC 315 win Welterweight contender worked Santos' corner in sweep of Lee on prelims Show Caption Hide Caption Daniel Santos credits Ian Garry after win, wants Dan Ige next UFC 315 winner Daniel Santos spoke to MMA Junkie and reporters post-fight after his unanimous decision victory over Jeong Yeong Lee in Montreal. MONTREAL – Daniel Santos met the media Saturday after his win over Jeong Yeong Lee at UFC 315. Santos (12-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC), who was fighting for the first time in nearly two years after a series of health-related cancellations, swept the scorecards on Lee (11-3 MMA, 2-2 UFC) for his third straight win. Afterward, he said having UFC welterweight contender Ian Machado Garry in his corner played a difference in the fight. "Ian's energy, his intelligence, his fight IQ – we sat down and watched my opponent's fights for five minutes and he literally mapped everything out," Santos said at his post-fight news conference. "I owe a lot of this victory to him – and the entire team. But man – (Garry) is something else." Garry was in Montreal as a backup fighter for the welterweight title fight in the main event. Check out Santos' post-fight news conference in the video above.
USA Today
11-05-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Video: UFC 315 backstage post-fight interviews with winners
Video: UFC 315 backstage post-fight interviews with winners MONTREAL – UFC 315 took place Saturday with 12 bouts on the lineup. We've got you covered with backstage winner interviews from Bell Centre. You can hear from all the UFC 315 winners by checking out their post-fight news conferences below. Bekzat Almakhan Daniel Santos Marc-Andre Barriault Navajo Stirling vs. Ivan Erslan Modestas Bukauskas vs. Ion Cutelaba Jessica Andrade vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius Mike Malott vs. Charles Radtke Benoit Saint Denis vs. Kyle Prepolec Alexa Grasso vs. Natalia Silva Jose Aldo vs. Aiemann Zahabi Valentina Shevchenko vs. Manon Fiorot Belal Muhammad vs. Jack Della Maddalena Dana White
USA Today
06-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Matchup Roundup: New UFC, PFL fights announced in the past week (April 28-May 4)
Matchup Roundup: New UFC, PFL fights announced in the past week (April 28-May 4) MMA fight announcements are hard to follow. With so many outlets and channels available, it's nearly impossible to organize. But here at MMA Junkie, we've got your back. Each week, we'll compile all the newly surfaced fights in one spot. Every Monday, expect a feature listing everything you might have missed from the UFC and PFL. Here are the fight announcements that were broken or confirmed by MMA Junkie or officially announced by the promotions from April 28-May 4. UFC 315, Montreal, May 10 Bantamweight: JeongYeong Lee (11-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC) vs. Daniel Santos (12-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) (MMA Mania) UFC on ESPN 68, Las Vegas, May 31 Lightweight: Kurt Holobaugh (21-9 MMA, 2-6 UFC) vs. Jordan Leavitt (11-3 MMA, 4-3 UFC) (MMA Junkie) Lightweight: MarQuel Mederos (10-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) vs. Bolaji Oki (9-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC) UFC on ESPN 69, Atlanta, June 14 Welterweight: Michael Chiesa (20-7) vs. Court McGee (22-13 MMA, 11-12 UFC) 2025 PFL World Tournament 7, Chicago, June 27 Heavyweight: Valentin Moldavsky (14-4) vs. Alexander Romanov (19-3) – tournament semifinal Heavyweight: Rodrigo Nascimento (12-3) vs. Oleg Popov (20-2) – tournament semifinal Light heavyweight: Sullivan Cauley (7-1) vs. Phil Davis (25-7) – tournament semifinal Light heavyweight: Antonio Carlos Jr. (17-6) vs. Simeon Powell (11-1) – tournament semifinal
Yahoo
04-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
UFC Vegas 105 loses bout after fighter no-shows weigh-ins; another fighter badly misses weight
Daniel Santos failed to show up for Friday's UFC Vegas 105 weigh-ins. (Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) (Chris Unger via Getty Images) UFC Vegas 105's official weigh-ins did not go off without a hitch. Brazilian bantamweight hopeful Daniel Santos failed to even make an appearance at Friday's weigh-ins in Las Vegas. As a result, his bout with Davey Grant has been canceled due to "medical issues," according to the UFC. Grant made weight at 135.5 pounds. Advertisement The canceled fight is Santos' sixth in his UFC career since joining the promotion in 2021. All but the first have been due to issues on Santos' side. He is 2-1 in his three Octagon appearances, most recently earning a unanimous decision win over Johnny Munoz in October 2023. One of the card's other bantamweight prospects, Cortavious Romious, also had a scale mishap as he badly missed the bantamweight non-title limit by 3.5 pounds and will forfeit 20% of his purse for his main-card bout Chang Ho Lee. Romious had never missed weight before Friday. He's fought most of his career at featherweight but has competed high as lightweight. A featherweight contender clash between Josh Emmett and Lerone Murphy headlines UFC Vegas 105. Both main-event fighters hit their target marks, with Emmet tipping the scales at 146 pounds and Murphy coming in a half-pound lighter at 145.5 pounds. The full UFC Vegas 105 weigh-in results can be seen below. Main card Josh Emmett (146) vs. Lerone Murphy (145.5) Pat Sabatini (145.5) vs. Joanderson Brito (146) Cortavious Romious (139.5)* vs. Chang Ho Lee (136) Brad Tavares (185.5) vs. Gerald Meerschaert (185) Ode Osbourne (125.5) vs. Luis Gurule (125) Torrez Finney (186) vs. Robert Valentin (185.5) Preliminary card Diana Belbita (125.5) vs. Dione Barbosa (126) Rhys McKee (171) vs. Daniel Frunza (170.5) Loma Lookboonmee (115) vs. Istela Nunes (115) Victor Henry (135.5) vs. Pedro Falcao (136) Martin Buday (266) vs. Uran Satybaldiev (222.5) Vanessa Demopoulos (116) vs. Talita Alencar (115) Advertisement *Romious missed weight by 3.5 pounds. He forfeits 20% of his purse. **Daniel Santos did not weigh in. His fight with Davey Grant has been canceled due to 'medical issues.'
