Another Canadian has officially been added to UFC 315 in Montreal.
Mike “Proper” Malott will step into the octagon on May 10 at the Bell Centre to take on Charles “Chuck Buffalo” Radtke for a welterweight bout, the promotion announced on Friday.
The Waterdown, Ont. native enters the matchup following a bounce-back win over Trevin Giles in November. He picked up a unanimous decision victory on that Fight Night card in Edmonton, and now enters the matchup against Radtke having won four of his last five bouts.
Malott’s addition to UFC 315 makes him the second Canadian officially on the card. Quebec City’s Marc-Andre Barriault will fight in his home province for the first time under the banner when he faces Bruno Silva in a middleweight bout.
Both Malott and Barriault are going to hope to change their fortunes in May, compared to the last time the UFC made a trip north of the border for a pay-per-view event. At UFC 297: Strickland vs. Du Plessis in Toronto last January, Malott was defeated by Neil Magny via third-round TKO while Barriault lost to Chris Curtis by way of split decision.
UFC 315 will be the 33-year-old’s third pay-per-view matchup on home soil. Before UFC 297 in Toronto, Malott fought at UFC 273 in Vancouver. He won that bout, picking up a first-round TKO victory over Mickey Gall in 2022.
May’s Montreal card is quickly turning into a star-studded affair. Aside from the Canadian representation and two ranked matchups — No. 1 women’s flyweight Alexa Grasso versus No. 5 Natalia Silva and No. 8 welterweight Gilbert Burns vs. Micahel Morales — two championship bouts will headline the event.
Valentina Schevchenko, women’s 125-pound champion will defend her belt against No. 2-ranked Manon Fiorot. Meanwhile, Belal Muhammad will defend the 170-pound title for the first time, against No. 4 Jack Della Maddalena, since he dethroned Leon Edwards at UFC 304 in July.
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