The UFC is heading for a confusing place regarding International Fight Week. The annual marquee event generally features a huge main event, and many believed that a matchup between current lightweight champion Islam Makhachev and former featherweight champion Ilia Topuria would be that matchup.

Former UFC champ shuts down rumors of Islam Makhachev wishing Belal Muhammad to lose, clarifying his true stance and intentions.

A major presence in Maddalena’s fight camp for UFC 315 was decorated Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu coach Craig Jones. Thanks in part to Jones’s advising, Maddalena was able to stuff most of Muhammad’s takedown attempts and make it a one-dimensional fight on the feet.