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May 1, 2026
The
Ultimate Fighting Championship’s second Australian card of 2026
is officially set following the official
UFC Perth weigh-ins.
Headlining the event is former UFC welterweight champion Jack
Della Maddalena, who will take on Brazil’s Carlos
Prates in his first fight since losing the title. Both men
successfully made weight for the five-round fight. The only fighter
to miss weight was Gerald
Meerschaert, as the would-be middleweight was four pounds
overweight and came in at 190 pounds. As a result of his weight
miss, opponent Jacob
Malkoun will receive 30 percent of the purse of “GM3.”
Della Maddalena is fighting back in his home country for the first
time since 2023. The 29-year-old was last seen losing a one-sided
decision to Islam
Makhachev. Prior to the setback, the Scrappy MMA product had
been 8-0 inside the Octagon and defeated Belal
Muhammad to claim the championship. The former welterweight
king weighed 170 pounds on the dot for his comeback.
Meanwhile, this is the biggest fight in the career of Prates
(23-7). “The Nightmare” is coming off a win over another former
champion in Leon
Edwards, who he viciously knocked out last year. The Brazilian
is 6-1 inside the UFC, with his only defeat coming to Ian Garry.
The 32-year-old stepped on the scale at 170 pounds exactly.
UFC Perth will stream live on Paramount+ on Saturday morning. The
prelims begin at 4 a.m. ET/1 a.m. PT, while the main card kicks off
at 7 a.m. ET/4 p.m. PT.
UFC Perth weigh-in results:
Jack
Della Maddalena (170) vs. Carlos
Prates (170)
Beneil
Dariush (156) vs. Quillan
Salkilld (156)
Tim
Elliott (126) vs. Steve Erceg
(125.5)
Marwan
Rahiki (146) vs. Oliver
Schmid (145.5)
Shamil
Gaziev (264) vs. Brando
Pericic (265)
Louie
Sutherland (261) vs. Tai Tuivasa
(265)
Robert
Bryczek (186) vs. Cameron
Rowston (185)
Kevin
Christian (204) vs. Junior Tafa
(205.5)
Jacob
Malkoun (186) vs. Gerald
Meerschaert (190)*
Vince
Morales (136) vs. Colby
Thicknesse (135)
Ben
Johnston (185.5) vs. Wesley
Schultz (186)
Themba
Gorimbo (171) vs. Jonathan
Micallef (170)
Dom Mar
Fan (155.5) vs. Kody Steele
(156)
*Meerschaert missed weight by 4 pounds and will be fined 30
percent of his purse.