Detailed breakdown reveals Della Maddalena's defensive errors against Prates

A comprehensive fight analysis reveals that Jack Della Maddalena performed approximately 90% of his defensive actions using a boxing-style block, which proved ineffective against Carlos Prates' diverse striking arsenal of kicks, elbows, knees, and punches. Della Maddalena fought predominantly in southpaw stance despite his left leg being damaged in the Makhachev fight, when he should have prepared more work from orthodox stance. When he switched to orthodox, Prates attacked his left side with mid-kicks, leaving it visibly red by the second round. The analysis suggests Della Maddalena's chance was to pressure aggressively and keep Prates against the cage, but he lacked the speed and aggression needed. Regarding a potential Makhachev vs Prates matchup, the analysis notes that as a southpaw, Makhachev would face Prates' devastating leg kicks, but Makhachev's high-level striking and wrestling could soften Prates after ground control. The post also suggests a Prates vs Morales matchup would be an exciting eliminator bout.