Prates appears significantly larger than Della Maddalena at face-off

At the first face-off between Carlos Prates and Jack Della Maddalena, observers noted that Prates appeared huge in comparison. Questions arose about how he makes the 170-pound welterweight limit given his size and reported lack of dietary discipline. In other news, Sean Strickland commented that Francis Ngannou once asked him why he carries a weapon, to which Strickland replied Ngannou would find the reason in a mirror. Shamil Gaziev currently weighs approximately 140 kilograms ahead of his fight in Australia, despite his division having a 120-kilogram limit, leaving him with half the usual recovery time due to the event location. Arman Tsarukyan revealed that the UFC recently sent him an extra $42,000 bonus, and he wasn't sure what it was for, joking that he didn't ask in case his manager would want a percentage.