Overview
- Former welterweight champion Jack Della Maddalena will face top contender Carlos Prates in a five-round main event at RAC Arena in Perth.
- The event is set for May 2 and will stream on Paramount+, with prelims at 4:00pm AWST and the main card at 7:00pm AWST.
- Della Maddalena (18-3, 8-1 UFC) fights in his hometown for the first time since losing his title to Islam Makhachev by decision at UFC 322 in November.
- Prates (23-7, 6-1 UFC) enters ranked in the top five with a 100% KO/TKO rate in UFC wins, including recent knockouts of Geoff Neal and former champion Leon Edwards.
- UFC and Western Australian officials project strong demand for the Perth Fight Night, which currently lists no other confirmed bouts.