It’s been a trip for “The Nightmare.”
Carlos Prates competes in his first Final Combating Championship (UFC) essential occasion at UFC Vegas 100 this weekend (Sat., Nov. 9, 2024) when he faces long-time UFC veteran Neil Magny from contained in the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Prates has been on an absolute roll since grabbing a UFC contract on season six of Contender Sequence. The Welterweight has knocked out all three of his opponents – Trevin Giles, Charles Radke, and Li Jingliang (watch highlights) – in spectacular vogue to win three Efficiency of the Evening bonuses.
Whereas he’s on observe to develop into an actual risk within the 170 lb division, it was not simple.
“Since after I was 15 years outdated, after I began coaching, I’ve been paying the worth for being right here at this time,” Prates instructed UFC.com. In 2015, I left my nation, left my household, my buddies to go stay in Thailand. I spent nearly six years there, so I prefer to say I paid the worth and now I’m right here.”
“Since after I was 15 years outdated, after I began coaching, I’ve been paying the worth for being right here at this time.”
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Along with being away from his household for six years, the Brazilian alternated wins and losses throughout a stretch of his profession from 2012 to 2017, which closely detoured his path to reaching the UFC. Nonetheless, after 2019, one thing clicked, and he has not misplaced since and is driving a 10-fight win streak.
With a win at UFC Vegas 100 towards Magny, the self-proclaimed “gatekeeper” for the Middleweight division, Prates will bounce into the UFC High 15 rankings, snatching Magny’s No. 15 spot.
Presently, Prates is the most important favourite on UFC Vegas 100 – sitting at -900, in keeping with Fan Duel.
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