UFC Perth predictions

Former UFC welterweight champion Jack Della Maddalena faces Carlos Prates in the main event of UFC Perth on Saturday, May 2, 2026. Della Maddalena lost his title in his first defense at UFC 322 in November 2025, when he was submitted or defeated by Islam Makhachev at Madison Square Garden. Prates, who has won six of seven UFC bouts, enters as a contender knowing a strong performance could earn him a title shot.