UFC Perth Preview Show: Is Jack Della Maddalena vs. Carlos Prates The Best Fight Of 2026?

Aljamain Sterling and Youssef Zalal are fighting for big stakes this weekend. On Saturday, the UFC returns to its stomping grounds, the META APEX, for UFC Vegas 116, headlined by a high-stakes featherweight matchup between former bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling and surging contender Youssef Zalal. Sterling wants a featherweight title shot, while Zalal wants to take his place in the pecking order, but who leaves Las Vegas with a win? Ahead of UFC Vegas 116, MMA Fighting’s Jed Meshew and Alexander K. Lee preview Saturday’s main event matchup between Sterling and Zalal, and discuss whether the winner can leapfrog Movsar Evloev for the next featherweight title shot. Additionally, Jed and AK discuss the important (and somehow, not important) co-main event bout between Norma Dumont and Joselyne Edwards, rate the rest of the card, answer fan questions, and more. Follow Jed Meshew: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@JedKMeshew⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Alexander K. Lee: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@AlexanderKLee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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UFC Perth Preview Show: Is Jack Della Maddalena vs. Carlos Prates The Best Fight Of 2026? is an episode from The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani by Vox Media Podcast Network.

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This episode was published on May 1, 2026.

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