UFC fighters analyze Carlos Prates' devastating knee strikes against Jack Della Maddalena

Multiple UFC fighters and analysts provided detailed technical breakdowns of Carlos Prates' knee strike performance against Jack Della Maddalena. Cory Sandhagen highlighted Prates' unique technique of generating power without stepping, instead using a full-body spring motion, and noted how he mixed the knee threat with high kicks by wrapping over the head. He also praised Prates' use of chopping elbows to break through Della Maddalena's defensive block. Jorge Masvidal emphasized how Prates covered significant distance with his knees and used the threat of them to shut down Della Maddalena's clinch boxing and body work, comparing the performance to "Mortal Kombat." Dustin Poirier and Dean Thomas both noted how Prates mixed his knees with hand strikes making them difficult to see. Masvidal suggested that while Prates' knees could trouble Islam Makhachev's takedown attempts, Makhachev's wrestling remains a nightmare scenario for Prates.