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Fox News
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Fox News
UFC's Dana White shares Belal Muhammad's gruesome injuries after brutal fight
Belal Muhammad was involved in a slobber knocker with Jake Della Maddalena at UFC 315, and haymaker after haymaker left the fighter with gruesome cuts across his face. Della Maddalena defeated Muhammad via unanimous decision to win the UFC Welterweight Championship – a title Muhammad held for 287 days. UFC President Dana White showed the extent of Muhammad's injuries in a post on his Instagram Stories on Sunday. He said Muhammad suffered a broken nose and broken orbital bone as well as a split upper lip. Muhammad also had a gash under his left eye. "What a WAR!!!" White captioned the photo. It was Muhammad's first loss since he suffered a unanimous decision loss to Geoff Neal back in January 2019. He fought Leon Edwards to a no-contest in March 2021. The judges scored the fight 48-47, 48-47 and 49-46. "He brings the pressure, you know, I knew I had to be smart," Della Maddalena said after the bout. Muhammad vowed to be back. "Allah's plan is the best plan," Muhammad wrote in a post on X. "Alhamdillah for everything. Thank you to all my supporters. I been here before and I'll be back." Edwards, Sean Brady, Shavkat Rakhmonov and Ian Machado Garry could all be potential opponents for the belt after Della Maddalena's win. Follow Fox News Digital's sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
News.com.au
11-05-2025
- Sport
- News.com.au
UFC 315 live updates as Jack Della Maddalena fights for title
Australian Jack Della Maddalena is finally getting his shot for a word title as the headline act of a blockbuster UFC 315 card in Canada. Belal Muhammad's welterweight crown will be there for the taking when they enter the Octagon in Montreal, Canada. UFC 315: Muhammad vs Della Maddalena | SUN 11 MAY 12PM AEST | Australia's Jack Della Maddalena challenges Belal Muhammad for the Welterweight Championship | Order Now with Main Event on Kayo Sports. Della Maddalena has never bee defeated in the UFC with his only loss coming in 2016. Should he upset Muhammad, it will be the first time in history that two Australians have held UFC titles simultaneously — after Aussie legend Alex Volkanovski won his featherweight showdown with Diego Lopez last month. In the co-main event, Valentina Shevchenko returns for a huge title fight against Manon Fiorot. There was huge drama in the early undercard fights with four fights being stopped via TKO or KO.
News.com.au
21-04-2025
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
John Cena makes history with title win over Cody Rhodes at WrestleMania 41
John Cena now stands alone with the most world championship wins in pro wrestling history. Cena, 47, defeated Cody Rhodes for the Undisputed WWE championship in the main event of WrestleMania 41 Night 2 at Allegiant Stadium on Sunday night (Monday AEST), as the New York Post reports. It gives Cena his 17th world championship, moving him one ahead of the legendary 'Nature Boy' Ric Flair. UFC 315: Muhammad vs Della Maddalena | SUN 11 MAY 12PM AEST | Australia's Jack Della Maddalena challenges Belal Muhammad for the Welterweight Championship | Order Now with Main Event on Kayo Sports. On a typically wild night, wrestling great 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin rode an ATV into the stadium and managed to crash his four-wheeler, knocking a woman off her seat. In the title match, Cena leaned into being a heel throughout the entire match and especially at the finish. Rapper Travis Scott came out to help Cena after Rhodes kicked out of a fourth Attitude Adjustment, pulling the ref out of the ring at one point to keep the 'American Nightmare' from winning the match. Cena then attempted to smash Rhodes in the face with the championship belt. Rhodes blocked it, but refused to hit Cena with it. The challenger then kicked Rhodes low and hit him with the title anyway to get the 1-2-3 and the historic win. Cena played up his heel persona in the post-show press conference after first saying he wanted to develop a better relationship with the journalists who cover WWE. He proceeded to answer each question by saying it was a 'clickbait question'. 'I'm beginning to sense a pattern here that you guys are just looking for headlines,' Cena said. 'So, I'll give you one. Tune into Monday Night Raw to see how I ruin wrestling. 'And keep in mind, you are now talking to the last real champion. 'Step your game up next time.' Flair and Cena had been tied at 16 since the Peacemaker star won the WWE championship in January 2017. The win comes 20 years after he won his first WWE championship against JBL at WrestleMania 21 and ends Rhodes' reign at 378 days. It is also Cena's first televised singles victory since he defeated Triple H at the Greatest Royal Rumble in April 2018. This, however, was Cena's first world championship as a heel after turning on and attacking Rhodes, alongside The Rock and Scott, after 20�plus years as a babyface in one of the most shocking moments in wrestling history. Cena is set to retire at the end of this year after 25 years in WWE. Cena is Rhodes's real-life mentor. He used to drive him up and down the roads during The American Nightmare's first stint in the company. The story going into the match had Cena breaking up with the WWE audience after years of making him the most polarising performer in the sport despite all his wins. Cena called it an abusive relationship. Cena said in one of his storyline promos that it made him sick to see his former driver bring mediocrity in his eyes to a championship he helped elevate for all those years. He plans to retire as champion and make everyone else chase a 'toy belt'. We will now get one more Cena championship run for however long it lasts. With Randy Orton on the Backlash poster with the event in his hometown of St. Louis, the two old rivals may face each other one last time, with Orton sitting on 14 world championships and trying to close the gap.
