Overview
- Prates closed out the main event Saturday with a TKO at 3:17 of Round 3 in Perth, using knees, a head kick, leg kicks, and ground strikes until referee Mike Beltran halted the bout at RAC Arena.
- After the win, Prates declared himself the No. 1 contender and said he wants the winner of the still-unconfirmed title fight between champion Islam Makhachev and Ian Machado Garry.
- The victory was Prates’ third straight and moved his record to 24-7, while Della Maddalena fell to 18-4 in his first fight since losing the belt to Makhachev in November.
- Quillan Salkilld stopped Beneil Dariush by TKO at 3:29 of Round 1 in the co-main event, extending the Perth lightweight’s rise with a fifth UFC win.
- Post-fight bonuses included $100,000 Performance of the Night awards for Prates and Salkilld and Fight of the Night honors for Brando Peričić vs. Shamil Gaziev, as the card aired on Paramount+ with early U.S. start times and featured wins by Steve Erceg, Marwan Rahiki, Peričić, and Louie Sutherland.