Muhammad says he'll 'walk through' Della Maddalena at UFC 315

UFC welterweight champion Belal Muhammad doesn't anticipate it being very difficult to get past Jack Della Maddalena.

Muhammad, who's scheduled to defend his title for the first time against Della Maddalena at UFC 315 on May 10 in Montreal, said he sees himself winning in every area.

"If I'm being honest with you, I'm better everywhere," Muhammad said Thursday on his "Remember The Show" podcast. "People are gonna say and come out, like, 'Oh, he's got hands, he's got hands.' But I think they just underestimate my hands and my striking."

Muhammad was expected to face Shavkat Rakhmonov next, but UFC CEO Dana White announced earlier this week that Rakhmonov couldn't accept the fight due to an injury.

As a result, the promotion pulled Della Maddalena from the UFC London main event against former champion Leon Edwards on March 22. He'll now challenge Muhammad instead.

Della Maddalena, ranked No. 4 in the division, is 7-0 in the Octagon and has won 17 in a row overall. His biggest victory to date is a come-from-behind, third-round TKO of Gilbert Burns at UFC 299 last March.

Muhammad said he believes Della Maddalena will be in for a rude awakening in his first title fight.

"He has really good hands, he has good power, but he breaks a lot of these guys down because he hasn't fought anybody like me," Muhammad said. "His biggest weakness is his experience. He's never been in a big fight like that. He hasn't had a pressure fight yet. He hasn't fought a pressure fighter yet.

"So, for me, I think I'm gonna go in there and I'm gonna walk through him - like I thought I was gonna do to everybody else, and I've done to everybody else."