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UFC 315 Recap: Jack Della Maddalena Crowned, Natalia Silva Surges

UFC 315 delivered a wave of movement across the Fight Minds rankings, headlined by Jack Della Maddalena’s rise to welterweight champion and a major reshuffling in the women’s flyweight division.

The main event saw Della Maddalena dethrone Belal Muhammad in a breakthrough performance, earning him a six-spot leap to the championship position at 170 lbs. As a result, Muhammad drops to #1, with the rest of the welterweight top five each sliding down a notch.

On the women’s side, Natalia Silva announced herself as a legitimate threat to Valentina Shevchenko with a dominant win over former champ Alexa Grasso. Silva's speed and striking led to a clear-cut decision and a three-spot jump to #1 in the flyweight rankings. Grasso, Manon Fiorot, and Erin Blanchfield each fall one place.

Jasmine Jasudavicius also made a splash at 125 lbs. Her quick submission win over Jessica Andrade earned her two ranking spots and put her into the top five. Andrade, unranked in flyweight after this loss, appears to be sliding out of contention in multiple divisions.

In the bantamweight division, Aiemann Zahabi's quiet climb became loud. Despite no spotlight on the main card, his consistent success was rewarded with a huge seven-spot jump to #8, overtaking a crowded mid-tier pack that includes Mario Bautista, Rob Font, and Jose Aldo. Speaking of Aldo, he was stopped in the third round and hinted at retirement—he slips one spot to #11 in what could be his final appearance in the rankings.

Further down, Benoit Saint Denis returned to form with a submission win on the main card. That earned him reentry into the lightweight top 15, pushing out a cluster of tied contenders and cementing his position at #15.

In women's strawweight, a wave of small adjustments pushed Tatiana Suarez, Amanda Lemos, and Mackenzie Dern each up one spot, and Karolina Kowalkiewicz re-entered the rankings at #15 after a lengthy absence, replacing Amanda Ribas.

UFC 315 might not have had the most anticipated card of the year, but it made a clear impact on the rankings. With a new champion crowned and contenders emerging across multiple divisions, the path to summer title fights just got a lot more interesting.

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