Overview
- Following Saturday's main event in Perth, Prates stopped former champion Jack Della Maddalena in the third round after battering his lead leg and piling on clean strikes.
- The win moved Prates up three spots to No. 2 in the UFC welterweight rankings, and he is 7-1 in the promotion with seven knockouts and seven bonuses.
- Reports indicate Islam Makhachev has verbally agreed to defend against Ian Machado Garry at UFC 330 on Aug. 15 in Philadelphia, though the UFC has not announced the fight.
- Prates said "I should be next" for the title, and Daniel Cormier called him championship-ready and a deserving option for Makhachev's next challenger.
- If he does not get the immediate shot, analysts are floating an eliminator with unbeaten Michael Morales to set a clear No. 1 contender.