Carlos Prates punishes Jack Della Maddalena at UFC Fight Night Australia

play Live Sign upShow navigation menu.css-15ru6p1{font-size:inherit;font-weight:normal;}Navigation menuNewsShow more news sectionsAfricaAsiaUS & CanadaLatin AmericaEuropeAsia PacificMiddle EastExplainedOpinionSportVideoMoreShow more sectionsFeaturesEconomyHuman RightsClimate CrisisInvestigationsInteractivesIn PicturesScience & TechnologyPodcastsTravelplay Live Click here to searchsearchSign upNavigation menucaret-leftTrendingUS-Israel war on IranTracking Israel's ceasefire violationsDonald TrumpRussia-Ukraine warcaret-rightSport|Mixed Martial ArtsCarlos Prates punishes Jack Della Maddalena at UFC Fight Night AustraliaBrazil’s Prates crushes hometown hero Maddalena in the Perth fight; challenges the winner of Makhachev vs Garry. xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoCarlos Prates won his third straight fight with a dominant performance against Jack Della Maddalena [File: Ed Mulholland/Imagn Images via Reuters]By ReutersPublished On 3 May 20263 May 2026Brazilian welterweight Carlos Prates dominated hometown fighter Jack Della Maddalena to win their main event clash at UFC Fight Night in Perth, Australia. Prates dropped the Aussie to the canvas with a chopping calf kick late in the second round and knocked him down three more times in the third – with a big knee, a head kick and a leg kick – before the referee stopped the fight on Saturday. Prates called for a match against the winner of the still-unconfirmed upcoming welterweight title fight between champion Islam Makhachev and Ian Machado Makhachev. “I can punch, I can knee, I can kick … so I’m better, and now I feel like I’m the number one contender,” Prates said after his win. “I can’t wait to see Makhachev and Ian, and then I’m going to fight the winner.” Prates, 32, won his third straight fight and improved to 24-7 with 19 wins by knockout (KO). Della Maddalena, 29, lost his second straight fight to fall to 18-4 with 12 wins by KO. Australia’s Quillan Salkilld, 26, won the co-main event and improved to 12-1 with a first-round technical knockout (TKO) victory against lightweight Beneil Dariush, 36. Also on the main card, flyweight Steve Erceg defeated Tim Elliott by unanimous decision; featherweight Marwan Rahiki won by TKO against Ollie Schmid; heavyweight Brando Pericic knocked out Shamil Gaziev in the second round; and heavyweight Louie Sutherland beat Tai Tuivasa by unanimous decision. Advertisement AboutAboutShow moreAbout UsCode of EthicsTerms and ConditionsEU/EEA Regulatory NoticePrivacy PolicyCookie PolicyCookie PreferencesAccessibility StatementSitemapWork for usConnectConnectShow moreContact UsUser Accounts HelpAdvertise with usStay ConnectedNewslettersChannel FinderTV SchedulePodcastsSubmit a TipPaid Partner ContentOur ChannelsOur ChannelsShow moreAl Jazeera ArabicAl Jazeera EnglishAl Jazeera Investigative UnitAl Jazeera MubasherAl Jazeera DocumentaryAl Jazeera BalkansAJ+Our NetworkOur NetworkShow moreAl Jazeera Centre for StudiesAl Jazeera Media InstituteLearn ArabicAl Jazeera Centre for Public Liberties & Human RightsAl Jazeera ForumAl Jazeera Hotel PartnersFollow Al Jazeera English: