Jack Della Maddalena dethroned Belal Muhammad by way of unanimous resolution to develop into the UFC welterweight champion in Montreal.
Two judges gave the victory at UFC 315 to Della Maddalena by slim 48-47 margins whereas the third noticed it 49-46 in his favour.
The 28-year-old, who got here into the combat in Canada off the again of a year-long lay-off, mentioned: “It is precisely how I assumed it will really feel, it feels good.”
Muhammad hadn’t misplaced a combat since January 2019 going into the competition however in his first title defence was left bloodied and wobbling after the Australian landed 200 strikes.
“He brings the strain, so I needed to be sensible on my toes,” Della Maddalena added.
“Coming in there towards somebody like him, I needed to be sensible. I could not spend an excessive amount of time on my again. After I did, I waited till I may get my power again and made a transfer.
“I needed to take him out of there. I used to be gunning for a late end. However he is robust to place away.”
Della Maddalena turns into the third Australian in historical past to carry a UFC title, alongside present featherweight champion Alex Volkanovski and former middleweight champion, Robert Whittaker.
