Jack Della Maddalena made certain the world would remember his name.
The Dana White’s Contender Series graduate laid claim to the undisputed Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight crown with a five-round unanimous decision over Belal Muhammad in the UFC 315 headliner on Saturday at the Bell Centre in Montreal. Della Maddalena (18-2, 8-0 UFC) carried all three scorecards—48-47, 48-47 and 49-46—to his 18th consecutive victory.
Muhammad (24-4, 15-4 UFC) chose to stand with the Australian kickboxer for three rounds, foregoing the wrestling-centric approach that made him a champion. Della Maddalena capitalized, called upon kicks to all levels and cut loose with multi-punch combinations to the body and head.