UFC Perth is live on May 2, 2026, featuring Jack Della Maddalena vs. Carlos Prates in the main event. The event is streaming on Paramount+ from RAC Arena in Perth, Australia, starting at 4 a.m. ET.
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 15: Jack Della Maddalena of Australia enters the Octagon in the UFC welterweight championship fight during the UFC 322 event at Madison Square Garden on November 15, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is live THIS MORNING (Sat., May 2, 2026) with UFC Perth, streaming online via Paramount+. The event is happening inside RAC Arena in Perth, Australia, and will be going live at 4 a.m. ET (early start time details here). The main event is Jack Della Maddalena vs. Carlos Prates in the Welterweight division.
UFC’s latest trip “Down Under” follows a predictable “Australia vs. The World” theme. In the main event, Della Maddalena reps Australia against the Brazilian, Prates. This is Della Maddalena’s first fight since the one-sided drubbing he took from Islam Makhachev. Prates comes into this one on a two-fight win streak that includes devastating KOs of Geoff Neal and Leon Edwards (see that one again here).
UFC Perth starts at 4 a.m. ET on May 2, 2026.
The main event at UFC Perth features Jack Della Maddalena against Carlos Prates.
UFC Perth is taking place at RAC Arena in Perth, Australia.
UFC Perth is streaming live on Paramount+.
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A win for Prates surely makes him the next man up after Makhachev reportedly fights Ian Machado Garry (the only man to beat Prates in UFC).
The co-main event pits wunderkind, Quillan Salkilld, against wily veteran, Beneil Dariush. Salkilld has looked flawless thus far in his UFC career, which included a brutal headkick knockout over Nasrat Haqparast (re-live that one here). Dariush, meanwhile, is coming off a brutal knockout loss to Benoit Saint Denis. If Salkilld wins this, he’s a serious contender in the crammed Lightweight division.
Also on this main card is Steve Erceg vs. Tim Elliott, Brando Pericic vs. Shamil Gaziev and Tai Tuivasa vs. Louie Sutherland. Marwan Rahiki vs. Ollie Schmid was thrown in a few days ago to make up the numbers.
The featured “Prelim” today is Cam Rowston vs. Robert Bryczek. Other undercard fights of note include Jonathan Micallef vs. Themba Gorimbo and Jacob Malkoun vs. Gerald Meerschaert.
We are doing something different this weekend. The Australian fans get to have this at prime time, for them, so we in North America are having a rare early start.
The live blog here starts rolling below at 4 a.m. ET. Come in and say hi!
Live stream begins at 4 a.m. ET. …