Brad Katona vs Bekzat Almakhan at UFC 315 | Preview & Prediction
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We have a quality bantamweight fight to get things under way at UFC 315 in Montreal as Brad Katona meets Bekzat Almakhan
Brad Katona vs Bekzat Almakhan Facts
When is UFC 315? UK – the extra preliminary card starts at 11:30pm on Saturday 10th May 2025, followed by the preliminary card at 1:00am (Sunday) and the main card at 3:00am (Sunday) / USA – 6:30pm/8:00pm/10:00pm ET and 3:30pm/5:00pm/7:00pm PT
Where is UFC 315? Bell Centre, Montreal, Canada
Where can I get tickets for UFC 315? Click here for the latest ticket information for UFC 315
What TV channel is UFC 315 on? UK – TNT Sports / USA – ESPN+
Where can I stream UFC 315? UK – TNT Sports subscribers can stream the event online via the TNT Sports website and discovery+ / USA – ESPN+ & UFC Fight Pass
What time are Brad Katona and Bekzat Almakhan expected to walk out? 11:40pm UK / 6:40pm US ET / 3:40pm US PT
UFC 315 main card
Belal Muhammad vs Jack Della Maddalena (Welterweight)
Valentina Shevchenko vs Manon Fiorot (Women’s Flyweight)
Jose Aldo vs Aiemann Zahabi (Bantamweight)
Alexa Grasso vs Natalia Silva (Women’s Flyweight)
Benoit Saint Denis vs Kyle Prepolec (Lightweight)
UFC 315 prelims
Mike Malott vs Charles Radtke (Welterweight)
Jessica Andrade vs Jasmine Jasudavicius (Women’s Flyweight)
Modestas Bukauskas vs Ion Cutelaba (Light Heavyweight)
Navajo Stirling vs Ivan Erslan (Light Heavyweight)
Marc-Andre Barriault vs Bruno Silva (Middleweight)
Daniel Santos vs Lee Jeong-yeong (Featherweight)
Brad Katona vs Bekzat Almakhan (Bantamweight)
Brad Katona vs Bekzat Almakhan prediction
Brad Katona (16-4) returns to action on the back of a defeat last time out as he suffered a unanimous decision loss at the hands of Jean Matsumoto in October. That was his second loss in his last three fights and he will be eager to get back to winning ways here and rebuild some momentum.
The TUF 31 winner has not found life in the UFC to be so easy as he has gone 2-2 since entering the promotion and this will be another tough test of his credentials in Montreal on Saturday night.
He meets Bekzat Almakhan (11-2) who is coming off a loss on his UFC debut last time out. He saw a unanimous decision go against him in an incredibly tough debut fight against Umar Nurmagomedov last March. He returns to action some 14 months later aiming to get back on track and he will be confident of doing so after winning his eight previous bouts.
This is a fascinating bout but one where we strongly favour Almakhan. We are somewhat surprised by the bookies having this so close in the odds.
Katona is a tough competitor but while he possesses an outstanding work rate, he has limited firepower and has yet to showcase much in the way of submission skills. 10 of his 14 wins have come by decision and that will not be easy to grind one out against Almkahan.
The Kazakh fighter will be more than a match in the wrestling department and he also possesses good knockout power. We expect him to find a route to victory somehow and get the win.
Prediction: Bekzat Almakhan to win
