Carlos Prates punishes Jack Della Maddalena at UFC Fight Night Australia | Mixed Stories of War

Brazil’s Prates crushes hometown hero Maddalena in Perth fight; challenging the winner of Makhachev vs Garry.

Brazilian welterweight Carlos Prates defeated his hometown fighter Jack Della Maddalena to win their main event at UFC Fight Night in Perth, Australia.

Prates dropped the Aussie to the canvas with a calf kick late in the second round and dropped him three 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 rematch against the winner of the upcoming welterweight title fight between champion Islam Makhachev and Ian Machado Makhachev.

“I can punch, I can kneel, I can kick … to get better, and now I feel like I’m the first competitor,” Prates said after the win. “I can’t wait to see Makhachev and Ian, and then beat the winner.”

Prates, 32, won his third fight in a row and improved to 24-7 with 19 wins by knockout (KO). Della Maddalena, 29, lost her second fight in a row to fall to 18-4 with 12 wins by KO.

Australian Quillan Salkilld, 26, advanced to 12-1 with a technical knockout (TKO) against 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.