‘Time to become a double champion’: Islam Makhachev, pros react to Jack Della Maddalena’s UFC 315 title win
Jack Della Maddalena and Belal Muhammad gave fans an incredible battle in the UFC 315 main event, and regardless of who won, both men received plenty of praise from their peers.
The general consensus to Saturday’s championship headliner appeared to be “What a fight,” an appropriate response given how Della Maddalena and Muhammad battered each other for five rounds. In the end, it was Della Maddalena who won what was primarily a striking battle as he earned a unanimous decision nod to defeat Muhammad and become the new UFC welterweight champion.
It’s been an incredible turn of events for Della Maddalena, who was pulled from a fight with Leon Edwards this past March to instead challenge Muhammad due to No. 1 contender Shavkat Rakhmonov being unavailable due to injury. Much of the talk heading into Saturday was not even about how Della Maddalena and Muhammad matched up, but rather if Muhammad winning would result in his close friend Islam Makhachev putting aside a welterweight move to fight Ilia Topuria at UFC 317, or if a loss would open the door for Makhachev to change divisions and fight Della Maddalena.
Now, it seems Makhachev plans to follow up on the potential plans, as he tweeted, “Time to become a double champion. Let’s go.”
Check out more reactions to the astounding UFC 315 main event below.
Time to become a double champion #inshaAllah
— Makhachev Islam (@MAKHACHEVMMA) May 11, 2025
Let’s go
@bullyb170
— Makhachev Islam (@MAKHACHEVMMA) May 11, 2025
Head up champ
WHAT A FOKING FIGHT!!! #UFC315
— Renato Moicano (@moicanoufc) May 11, 2025
Yeeeew.. Gotta be jack! #andnew #ufc315
— Alex Volkanovski (@alexvolkanovski) May 11, 2025
LETS FUCKING GOOOOO!!!!! YEAH THE FUCKING BOYSSSS!!!!
— Megan Anderson (@MeganAnderson) May 11, 2025
JDMMM AND NEWWWW!!! AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIEEE!!!!!! #UFC315
What a fight!!!! @ufc
— Brian Ortega (@BrianTcity) May 11, 2025
What a fight! #ufc315
— GILBERT BURNS DURINHO (@GilbertDurinho) May 11, 2025
Insane fight. Congrats to both men.
— michael (@bisping) May 11, 2025
One of the best welterweight championships fights ever. Bravo gentlemen
— Randy Brown (@TouchNgo_) May 11, 2025
I have two facts after this night of UFC 315:
— Caio Borralho (@BorralhoCaio) May 11, 2025
1. Belal can strike
2. Imavov is still running
What a fight! I don’t know who won! #UFC315
— Cody Durden (@Cody_Durden) May 11, 2025
This fight was insane respect to both man and new …. belal does got hands surprised us all
— Terrance McKinney (@twrecks155) May 11, 2025
Ok gotta be and new
— Kevin Holland (@Trailblaze2top) May 11, 2025
Belal won that fight wanted magdellana but wow AGAIN
— Jeremy Stephens (@LiLHeathenMMA) May 11, 2025
JDM looked impressive everywhere tonight. #UFC315
— Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) May 11, 2025
Salute to both these men what a fight
— Randy Brown (@TouchNgo_) May 11, 2025
Incredible fight!!!
— Jamahal Hill (@JamahalH) May 11, 2025
What a fight!! JDM is slick with it.
— Kai Kamaka III (@kaiboikamaka) May 11, 2025
Wow I was wrong . Deep down I just knew we wouldn’t get Islam v Topuria …. Damn
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) May 11, 2025
Dope fight, sets up a fun fight against Islam and 55 opens up a bit. Missed out on islan vs toporia but this is still dope
— Billy Quarantillo (@BillyQMMA) May 11, 2025
Fuck….. #UFC315
— Joaquin New Mansa Buckley (@Newmansa94) May 11, 2025
#AndNew #UFC315 pic.twitter.com/PhkddYkdZQ
— danawhite (@danawhite) May 11, 2025