Carlos Prates conducted his post-fight interview alongside his 73-year-old mother and young daughter after his knockout victory at UFC Perth. Prates revealed he brought approximately 30 people with him to Australia, traveling 40 hours to reach Perth for the fight. He expressed that with such a large support team present, he had no intention of playing around in the octagon. Prates thanked Australia, calling it his second home, and showed respect to his opponent Jack Della Maddalena while emphasizing the business nature of the sport.
Carlos Prates made the post-fight moment a family affair at UFC Perth, stepping in front of the cameras with his 73-year-old mother and young daughter by his side after stopping Jack Della Maddalena by knockout.
Prates, known as "The Nightmare," revealed he had brought roughly 30 people with him on the trip, enduring a 40-hour journey to reach Perth. With that kind of support surrounding him, he said there was simply no room for hesitation inside the octagon. The Brazilian also expressed warmth toward the host country, calling Australia his second home, and showed respect to Della Maddalena while acknowledging the business reality of professional fighting.
The 32-year-old from Brazil now holds a 24-7 record and enters the welterweight rankings at number five following the result. Standing six-foot-one with a 78-inch reach, Prates fights out of a switch stance and connects on 55 percent of his significant strikes — one of the sharper accuracy marks in the division.
Della Maddalena, the hometown favorite fighting in front of his own crowd, falls to 18-4 after the loss. The 29-year-old Australian, ranked fourth at welterweight and 13th in the pound-for-pound standings, is one of the division's more active strikers, landing 5.57 significant strikes per minute with 51 percent accuracy out of a switch stance. He trains out of Scrappy MMA and carries a 73-inch reach at five-foot-eleven.
Why it matters
- Prates climbs inside the welterweight top five with the win, tightening the logjam just below the title picture
- Della Maddalena drops from fourth in the rankings, potentially reshuffling his path back toward a title shot
- The reach and striking accuracy contrast between the two switch-stancers made for a compelling stylistic matchup that the Perth crowd came to witness
