With his sights set on the belt, Carlos Prates promises to knock out Jack Della Maddalena at UFC Perth.

Carlos Prates posing for photos: Photo: Reproduction/X

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Carlos Prates This Saturday (2), in Australia, he will have the most important fight of his Ultimate career and has already made it clear that his goal is to knock out. Jack Della Maddalena and secure a shot at the welterweight title (up to 77 kg). The Brazilian faces the former champion in the main event of UFC Perth and could solidify its position as the next contender for the division title.

In great form within the organization, the Fighting Nerds athlete arrives riding high after two impressive victories over big names in the category. After being defeated by Ian Machado Garry About a year ago, Prates reacted in the best possible way by knocking out... Geoff neal with a spinning elbow strike and then, pass out Leon edwards in New York.

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Now, facing another former champion, the Brazilian believes that another knockout victory could put him directly on the path to the belt and separate him from the competition. Even while respecting JDM's technical level, Prates stated in an interview with 'UFC.com' that he expects a difficult night for his rival and showed complete confidence in his own performance to come away with another resounding result.

“I respect him (Della Maddalena). He has good skills, good boxing, but Saturday night is going to be a long night for him. I’m going to knock him out and secure my title shot,” he stated.

In addition to confidence in the result, Prates also explained that his fighting style remains the same regardless of the opponent. According to him, the strategy does not change and his aggressive identity is precisely what differentiates him within the category and what he intends to repeat once again on Saturday (2).

“I think my fight plan is no surprise to anyone. I simply hurt my opponents, make them mentally give up, and then knock them out. The next fight will be the same thing. I'm planning to do that with Jack and I'm very excited about it,” he concluded.

UFC Perth schedule

Former UFC welterweight champion Della Maddalena challenges Carlos PratesPhoto: Reproduction/Instagram/UFC/Montage SUPER LUTAS

The UFC octagon lands in Perth, Australia, this Saturday (2), with an event at an unconventional time for the Brazilian public. The preliminary card is scheduled for 5 am (Brasilia time), while the main card is scheduled to start at 8 am.