Dana White shows off Belal Muhammads horrifying UFC injury in gruesome photo

Belal Muhammad lost his title and some of his lip.Muhammad suffered a unanimous decision loss to Jack Della Maddalena in his first welterweight title defense during UFC 315 held at the Bell Centre in Montreal on Saturday night.It was Muhammad’s first bout since beating Leon Edwards last July in England, winning via unanimous decision in an underwhelming contest.Saturday’s bout was a grueling five-rounder where Della Maddalena’s striking and takedown defense kept Muhammad in check for much of the night.Despite Muhammad’s efforts to implement his grappling strategy to ground Della Maddalena, the now former champion struggled to secure takedowns, and thus, was on the receiving end of fairly significant damage throughout the fight.A much-discussed post-fight moment sees a graphic image shared by UFC President Dana White, showing Muhammad’s severely split upper lip as a result of the punishment he took.Also seen are cuts and areas of swelling on and around Muhammad’s face.

The fight stats reflected Della Maddalena’s victory accurately in this instance, which isn’t always the case.He landed 178 significant strikes compared to Muhammad’s 132.Muhammad managed to secure three takedowns out of nine attempts, but it was to little avail as the challenger took home the win 49-46 and 48-47 twice on three scorecards.Della Maddalena also immediately challenged the UFC’s pound-for-pound No.

1 fighter Islam Makhachev — currently the promotion’s lightweight champion — to a future bout.The win marks Della Maddalena’s 18th consecutive victory after an 0-2 start to his mixed martial arts career.Since joining the UFC after a decision win on “Dana White’s Contender Series” in 2021, he is 8-0 with five wins by knockout or submission.The loss marks Muhammad’s first defeat since early 2019, snapping a 10-fight win streak (not counting a no contest with the aforementioned Edwards in 2021), dropping the former champ’s career record to 24-4....