Muhammad (24-3-0) snatched the welterweight crown from Leon Edwards in dominant fashion last summer at UFC 304. The 36-year-old champion enters Saturday's bout on a six-match winning streak and is unbeaten in his last 11 fights.

In a bloody battle, Jack Della Maddalena upset Belal Muhammad by unanimous decision at UFC 315 in Montreal and won the welterweight title. The judges scored the five-round title bout 48-47, 48-47, 49-46 for JDM.

The UFC makes its return to Montreal for UFC 315 Saturday, headlined by welterweight champion Belal Muhammad’s first title defense against Jack Della Maddalena. Longtime women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko will defend her belt Saturday, where the main card begins at 10 p.m. ET.