Video: UFC 315 backstage post-fight interviews with winners
MONTREAL – UFC 315 took place Saturday with 12 bouts on the lineup. We've got you covered with backstage winner interviews from Bell Centre.
You can hear from all the UFC 315 winners by checking out their post-fight news conferences below.
Bekzat Almakhan
Daniel Santos
Marc-Andre Barriault
Navajo Stirling vs. Ivan Erslan
Modestas Bukauskas vs. Ion Cutelaba
Jessica Andrade vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius
Mike Malott vs. Charles Radtke
Benoit Saint Denis vs. Kyle Prepolec
Alexa Grasso vs. Natalia Silva
Jose Aldo vs. Aiemann Zahabi
Valentina Shevchenko vs. Manon Fiorot
Belal Muhammad vs. Jack Della Maddalena
Dana White
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