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Prates was fired up from the outset and razor-sharp with all of his weapons throughout, punishing Della with punches, kicks, knees and elbows, hurting him multiple times. After a dominant second round, Prates upped the effort in the third, once again dropping Della Maddalena with a heavy leg kick before chasing him to the canvas and pounding out the finish.

“The Nightmare” looked like a nightmare on Saturday, turning in his most complete and impressive performance to date. That’s now three straight stoppage wins and consecutive victories over former champions for the surging Fighting Nerds representative, who called for the opportunity to fight the winner of the presumptive championship matchup between Islam Makhachev and Ian Machado Garry.

Dariush sat Salkilld down early in the contest with a sharp jab inside, giving him an opening to look to grapple. But Salkilld defended extremely well, and when the duo broke off the fence, the local product went on the offensive, slinging hands until Dariush hit the canvas and could take no more.

After going 3-0 with a pair of finishes last year, the 26-year-old Aussie is now 2-0 with a pair of first-round stoppages already this year and will have a number next to his name come Tuesday. Just another outstanding performance and an amazing run to open his UFC career for Salkilld.

Elliott came out sharp, frustrating Erceg with his unconventional movements and varied attacks. But Erceg settled into the fight in the second, working behind his cleaner, more effective boxing, building everything off his jab and distancing himself more and more as the fight wore on.

This was another instance where the judges were needed, but the verdict was never in doubt, as Erceg was clearly the more effective of the two over the final 10 minutes. After getting back into the win column last August, “Astroboy” made it two straight with a win at home in front of the partisan crowd in Perth, further steadying himself in the flyweight ranks.

The featherweights opened by trading attacks on the feet, both men offer a diverse array of strikes, neither truly landing anything of real significance through the early going. But midway through the round, Rahiki closed the distance and stepped into a left uppercut that sent Schmid tumbling backwards to the canvas, opening the door for the undefeated prospect to quickly pound out the finish.

That’s consecutive stoppage wins for the Season 9 Dana White’s Contender Series grad, who moved to 9-0 with the victory, with all but one of those wins coming inside the distance. Just 23 years old, the Moroccan-born Rahiki is a fascinating prospect to track in the featherweight division.

The heavyweights spent long stretches of this contest slinging hammers at one another — Peričić landing the greater volume, Gaziev connecting with serious force in return. Just beyond the midway point of the middle round, the duo was separated off the fence and Peričić went to work, bashing Gaziev and finally landing the right hand that put him down for the count.

That’s now three straight stoppage wins for “The Balkan Bear,” who needed longer than usual to get this one done, but still emerged victorious nonetheless. He should spot a number next to his name when the rankings update next week and remains an intriguing new addition to the heavyweight ranks.

“The Vanilla Gorilla” was able to drag Tuivasa to the canvas in all three rounds, settling into top position and keeping the Western Sydney man stapled there for long stretches. While Sutherland couldn’t muster much damage or genuinely find a submission to chase, he was able to effectively neutralize Tuivasa’s offense and grind out the victory.

After competing earlier in the year in London and venturing to Western Australia on two weeks’ notice, you’ve got to give it up to Sutherland for getting the job done on Saturday morning. The scorecards turned out even more lopsided as Tuivasa was docked a point at the end of the bout for a second illegal knee to the head while Sutherland was down.