Two gruesome photos have shown the extent of Belal Muhammad ’s injuries at UFC 315, where he dropped the welterweight title to Jack Della Maddalena. On Saturday (10 May), “JDM” outpointed Muhammad in Montreal, Canada, to end the latter’s title reign in his first defence.

There is a new champion at 170 pounds again, and it's back to the drawing board for the division's former kingpin.

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.