Javier Mendez disagrees with Belal Muhammad's approach in his UFC 315 title loss, but understands why he did it.

In the main event of UFC 315, Jack Della Maddalena defeated Belal Muhammad via unanimous decision to become the new UFC welterweight champion. Although Muhammad vs Della Maddalena was probably the most underhyped UFC pay-per-view headliner of 2025 so far,

Belal Muhammad earned a lot of respect from fans after putting on a show of his unwavering spirit in his first title defense encounter against Jack Della Maddalena. However, he couldn’t do enough to defend his title successfully as he suffered a unanimous decision defeat at the end of his five-round war at UFC 315.