The rise of Carlos Prates continued at UFC Fight Night 275 when he took out his second consecutive former welterweight champion in Jack Della Maddalena.
After taking out Leon Edwards in November, Prates (24-7 MMA, 7-1 UFC) went into enemy territory and added Della Maddalena (18-4 MMA, 8-2 UFC) to his resume with a third-round TKO victory in the headliner on Saturday at RAC Arena in Perth, Australia.
Check below for the top X (formerly Twitter) reactions to Prates beating Della Maddalena at UFC Fight Night 275.
📍 PERTH, GET READY!
Jack Della Maddalena and @TheNightmare170 have arrived for their main event tonight!
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— UFC (@ufc) May 2, 2026
Welterweights we’ve been waiting for ‼️
Jack Della Maddalena vs @TheNightmare170
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— UFC (@ufc) May 2, 2026
AIN’T NO MERCY 😤@TheNightmare170 is making his way to the Octagon!
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— UFC (@ufc) May 2, 2026
READY TO EXPLODE 🧨
Jack Della Maddalena is ready to fight in his hometown for a potential five rounds!
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— UFC (@ufc) May 2, 2026
Looking forward to this one!
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) May 2, 2026
I hope Carlos Prates punches JDM’s lights out #ufc
— “The Future” Ian Machado Garry (@iangarryMMA) May 2, 2026
THEY BOTH ARE READY TO GO 👊
Jack Della Maddalena vs @TheNightmare170 is going down NOW!
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— UFC (@ufc) May 2, 2026
UNLEASHED A HELLBOW FROM @TheNightmare170 🤯
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— UFC (@ufc) May 2, 2026
Put the knee up the middle PLEASE Carlos
— “The Future” Ian Machado Garry (@iangarryMMA) May 2, 2026
Fuxk carlos prates did him dirty sheesh
— Terrance McKinney (@twrecks155) May 2, 2026
Prates with one of the beatdowns of the year. Absolutely insane performance holy shit #UFCPerth
— Nolan King (@mma_kings) May 2, 2026
Wow great performance by prates
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) May 2, 2026
Jack had nothing. Nothing.
— “The Future” Ian Machado Garry (@iangarryMMA) May 2, 2026
Islam x Garry in August.
Prates x Morales No. 1 contender fight in the fall.
That’s your welterweight division.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) May 2, 2026
#UFCPerth results: Carlos Prates def. Jack Della Maddalena via TKO (punches) – Round 3, 3:17
Full results: https://t.co/fJYZuZ4mWCpic.twitter.com/7qz9DbXlpE
— MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) May 2, 2026
That was nuts
— Kevin Holland (@Trailblaze2top) May 2, 2026
PRATES SPOILS THE PARTY 🤯 👊 #UFCPerth@TheNightmare170 stops Jack Della Maddalena! pic.twitter.com/gZygboa6Ei
— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) May 2, 2026
MOST WELTERWEIGHT KNOCKOUTS – UFC History
13 – Matt Brown
08 – Thiago Alves
08 – Li Jingliang
08 – Vicente Luque
07 – Matt Hughes
07 – Robbie Lawler
07 – Carlos Prates
07 – Anthony Johnson#UFCPerth— Michael Carroll (@MJCflipdascript) May 2, 2026
Simplesmente Carlos Prates 🔥 #ufcperth
— Jean “Lord” Silva (@Jeansilvamma96) May 2, 2026
Carlos after I beat Islam – You and I in Brazil let’s do it!
— “The Future” Ian Machado Garry (@iangarryMMA) May 2, 2026
Good job Nutella cake #ufcperth
— Makhachev Islam (@MAKHACHEVMMA) May 2, 2026
Always improving and ready for what’s next 🫡
Who do you want @TheNightmare170 to face next after #UFCPerth? pic.twitter.com/ZyL82dZYJC
— UFC (@ufc) May 2, 2026
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC Perth: Fighters react to Carlos Prates’ epic TKO beatdown of JDM