Carlos Prates weighed in on Ian Machado Garry’s UFC Qatar win over Belal Muhammad, calling it spectacular however not precisely fan-pleasing.
Prates believes followers need to see him combat newly minted welterweight champion Islam Makhachev. Makhachev most not too long ago dethroned Jack Della Maddalena at UFC 322. On the identical night time, Prates additionally knocked out former champion Leon Edwards. ‘The Nightmare,’ who’s at the moment the quantity six-ranked 170-pounder, is now driving a two-fight win streak, with each wins coming by way of knockout.
He not too long ago appeared in an interview with Ariel Helwani and talked about his former opponent Ian Machado Garry’s UFC Qatar efficiency.
‘The Nightmare’ informed Helwani:
Ian Garry did a extremely good job, however once more, successful by determination. Folks don’t like that. Folks don’t pay tickets towards that, however it’s what it’s.”
Take a look at Carlos Prates’s feedback beneath:
Carlos Prates makes his case for a title shot forward of different contenders
Throughout the identical interview with Ariel Helwani, Carlos Prates admitted that it’s a tough selection for the matchmakers to resolve on the following 170-pound title challenger, since Shavkat Rakhmonov has been out of motion for too lengthy, Garry has misplaced to Rakhmonov, and Prates has misplaced to ‘The Future.’
Breaking down the UFC welterweight title image and including why he ought to be Makhachev’s subsequent opponent, Prates mentioned:
“If we predict who deserves it, it’s a tough one. Shavkat is so lengthy with out a combat. And I can not combat for the belt as I misplaced to Ian Garry, however Ian Garry additionally doesn’t should combat for the belt, as a result of he misplaced to Shavkat however gained towards Belal Muhammad and me… I’m not a matchmaker for UFC, but when I had been, I might select Carlos Prates as a result of he knocks folks out and other people like him.”
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