Carlos Prates' daughter Skyler had a face-off encounter with Jack Della Maddalena ahead of the fighters' upcoming bout. During the meeting, Prates playfully told his daughter that Della Maddalena is a bad guy, to which the Australian fighter responded that he's actually a good guy. The exchange appears to be light-hearted banter between the two welterweights. Both fighters are preparing for their scheduled matchup, though specific event details are not provided in this brief social media moment.
A light-hearted pre-fight moment went public when Carlos Prates brought his daughter Skyler to meet welterweight rival Jack Della Maddalena ahead of their upcoming matchup. Prates jokingly told Skyler that Della Maddalena was a bad guy, prompting the Australian to laugh off the taunt and insist he is, in fact, a good guy. The brief exchange, captured on social media, offered a rare glimpse of warmth between two fighters closing in on fight week.
Prates, nicknamed "The Nightmare," enters the bout ranked fifth in the welterweight division with a record of 24-7. The 32-year-old Brazilian trains out of Vale Top Team and stands six-foot-one with a 78-inch reach — a notable size advantage at 125 centimeters. He lands 3.77 significant strikes per minute at a 55 percent accuracy rate, making him one of the more precise strikers in the division.
Della Maddalena sits one spot above him at fourth in the welterweight rankings and is also ranked 13th pound-for-pound. The 29-year-old from Australia represents Scrappy MMA and carries an 18-4 record into the fight. At five-foot-eleven with a 73-inch reach, he compensates for the size deficit with volume, averaging 5.57 significant strikes per minute — among the highest output in the welterweight class.
Why it matters
- Both fighters hold top-five welterweight rankings, so the result will have a direct impact on divisional positioning
- A reach and height edge belongs to Prates, while Della Maddalena holds a significant output advantage on the feet
- Both men fight out of a switch stance, setting up a mirroring dynamic that could produce an unpredictable striking contest
- At 29 and 32 respectively, each fighter is operating in his prime, raising the stakes for long-term contendership
