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Alex Pereira is a big fan of fellow knockout artist Carlos Prates.

Pereira recently named Prates, Mauricio Ruffy, Charles Oliveira and Jean Silva among his favorite Brazilian fighters to watch in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. The former two-division champion also claimed Prates is the second-highest-paid Brazilian on the roster.

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Why Carlos Prates stands out to Alex Pereira Prates (24-7), who has finished all seven of his UFC victories, will face Michael Morales (19-0) for the interim welterweight title at UFC 336 on Jan. 30, 2027, at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. Pereira explained why the welterweight contender is his favorite countryman to watch.

“I like Prates, Ruffy, Charles, and Jean Silva—all those guys,” Pereira said on the “Connect Cast” podcast. “The first one I really enjoy watching... I mean, I like knockouts, you know? Prates, in particular—he’s the man! I don’t really watch many fights, but if Prates is fighting, the only way I wou…

The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s annual Madison Square Garden card is approaching, with betting lines pointing to several competitive matchups and one heavy favorite on the main card.

UFC 334 takes place Nov. 14 at MSG in New York. Ciryl Gane will defend his heavyweight title against Josh Hokit in the main event, while Amanda Nunes returns to challenge women’s bantamweight champion Kayla Harrison in the co-headliner.

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Kayla Harrison is a -190 favorite against Amanda Nunes BetOnline Sports and Casino lists Harrison as a -190 favorite and Nunes as a +161 underdog. “The Lioness” last entered a completed UFC bout as an underdog against Cris Cyborg at UFC 232 in 2018. She won by knockout in 51 seconds.

In the main event, Gane (-243) is favored over the unbeaten Hokit (+203). The middleweight matchup between Caio Borralho (-120) and Yousri Belgaroui (+103) has the closest betting line on the main card. Uros Medic (-165) is favored against Kevin Holla…

Jose Aldo says the prospect of never getting a rematch, rather than the defeat itself, brought him to tears after his 13-second knockout loss to Conor McGregor at UFC 194 in December 2015.

The former Ultimate Fighting Championship featherweight champion explained in an interview with Mundo da Luta that he was devastated after being told he would not get an opportunity to avenge the loss.

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Jose Aldo explains why he believed a Conor McGregor rematch was impossible after UFC 194 Aldo expected an immediate rematch after losing at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. However, he said Dana White told him backstage that McGregor intended to move up to lightweight because making the 145-pound limit had become too difficult.

“I cried a lot because, in my mind, after I lost, I thought, ‘F**k, there’s going to be a rematch because I was a dominant champion,’” Aldo said. “Up until that point, I was the first and only featherweight champion in history. So, in my…