UFC 315 delivered some terrific finishes and good fights on the undercard. We saw Bruno Silva felled for the first time in a terrifying finish that left him with a dented skull (think Cyborg Santos vs. MVP). Silva left the arena on a stretcher. We also bore witness to Jessica Andrade being swarmed and finished in under three minutes, and without ever landing a shot on Jasmine Jasudavicius. And Mike Malott destroyed Charles Radtke destroyed in the second round, bouncing his head off the canvas.

The main card opened with Benoit St. Denis struggling to finish Kyle Prepolec, despite overwhelming odds in his favor. BSD did get it done, but Prepolec acquitted himself well. Natalia Silva gave a masterclass, defeating Alexa Grasso 30-27 across the board and showing that she is very much ready for the next title shot.

Jose Aldo looked fantastic in the early goings of the fight, but his cardio left him in the third, and Aiemann Zahabi mounted him and rained down punches for more than half the round, cutting Jose open and winning the fight. Aldo placed his gloves in the center of the cage and promptly retired after saying that he doesn’t think he has it in him anymore to keep fighting. End of an era.

Valentina Shevchenko and Manon Fiorot went to war but it would be Valentina who scored a knockdown and had the better night overall, so she retained her belt via unanimous decision. And finally, Jack Della Maddalena toppled Belal Muhammad, turning him into a bloody mess by the final seconds of the fight. He’d take a unanimous decision and the belt after a spirited battle. It was a very solid night of fights.

Now, let’s check out the results and bonuses while we’re here.

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UFC 315 Results

* JDM def. Belal Muhammad via UD (48-47 x2, 49-46)

* Valentina Shevchenko def. Manon Fiorot via UD (48-47 x3)

* Aiemann Zahabi def. Jose Aldo via UD (29-28 x3)

* Natalia Silva def. Alexa Grasso via unanimous decision (30-27 x3)

* Benoit Saint Denis def. Kyle Prepolec via sub (arm triangle) (R2, 2:35)

* Mike Malott def. Charles Radtke via second-round KO (0:26)

* Jasmine Jasudavicius def. Jessica Andrade via submission (RNC) (R1, 2:40)

* Modestas Bukauskas def. Ion Cutelaba via split decision (27-30, 30-27, 29-28)

* Navajo Stirling def. Ivan Erslan via unanimous decision (29-28 x2, 29-27)

* Marc-Andre Barriault def. Bruno Silva via first-round KO (1:27)

* Daniel Santos def. Jeong Yeong Lee via unanimous decision (30-x27 x3)

* Bekzat Almakhan def. Brad Katona via first-round KO (1:04)

UFC 315 Bonuses

* FOTN: Muhammad-Della Maddalena

* POTN: Barriault, Jasudavicius

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UFC 315 has great stats and two title fights, but the big PPV feel of it all is severely lacking. And if ticket sales are a true indicator, the Canadian fans aren’t feeling that big card vibe either. Or maybe they’re showing the UFC that they don’t appreciate the close affiliation with the Trump administration on the heels of POTUS trying to annex their…

UFC Des Moines looked like a glue factory convention on paper and it delivered that same energy in practice. Were there a few good fights? Sure, and we got a few finishes, but by and large, this was an Apex level event that the poor folks in Iowa paid prime rates for. Shameful promoting by UFC.

There was a moment that brought almost all MMA fans together, though. That was when Reinier de Ridder stopped Bo Nickal with a vicious knee after softening him up for the entirety of the fight to that point. Rejoice! Now, let’s check out the results and bonuses while we’re here.

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UFC Des Moines Results

Cory Sandhagen def. Deiveson Figueiredo via second-round TKO (4:08) (injury)

Reinier de Ridder def. Bo Nickal via second-round TKO (1:53)

Daniel Rodriguez def. Santiago Ponzinibbio via third-round TKO (1:12)

Montel Jackson def. Daniel Marcos via unanimous decision (30-27 x3)

Serhiy Sidey def. Cameron Smotherman via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28 x2)

Mason Jones def. Jeremy Stephens via unanimous decision (30-27 x3)

Yana Santos def. Miesha Tate via unanimous decision (29-28 x3)

Azamat Bekoev def. Ryan Loder via first-round TKO (2:44)

Gillian Robertson def. Marina Rodriguez via second-round TKO (2:07)

Quang Le def. Gaston Bolanos via submission (RNC) (R2, 1:54)

Thomas Petersen def. Don’Tale Mayes via unanimous decision (30-25, 30-26 x2)

Juliana Miller def. Ivana Petrovic via unanimous decision (29-28 x3)

UFC Des Moines Bonuses

* FOTN: None

* POTN: Quang Le, Azamat Bekoev, Reinier de Ridder, Cory Sandhagen

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