Carlos Prates unloads on Islam Makhachev over passing on UFC 336; champ responds
Carlos Prates is livid.
Islam Makhachev's statement to pass on a potential fight against Carlos Prates has ignited a heated exchange between the two MMA fighters. When it was announced on Saturday that Prates would face Michael Morales in the co-main event of UFC 336 on January 30 in Toronto, Prates took to Instagram to express his disappointment. In Portuguese, he wrote, "I've been working for my dream to be a champion at 17 years old, and now you postponed it."
Prates went on to criticize Makhachev's preparedness, stating, "I'm number 1, I knocked out two former champions while Morales only beat Sean Brady." He challenged the lightweight champion to explain how he couldn't prepare for a fight in just three months, given his abstinence from drinking, smoking, and partying. Prates bluntly declared, "Let me show you how it's done," with the intention of defeating Morales and then returning to retire Makhachev.
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