Carlos
Prates believes Mauricio
Ruffy is capable of doing well even after parting ways with

The Fighting Nerds team. 

Prates, Ruffy, Jean Silva
and Caio
Borralho quickly rose to success in the
UFC as the Fighting Nerds, sporting the nerd glasses as their
symbol. The team grew under the tutelage of head coach Pablo
Sucupira in São Paulo, Brazil. 

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However, Ruffy briefly parted ways with the team following his
first UFC loss against Benoit St.
Denis last year. Ruffy joined City Kickboxing in New Zealand
for his last fight against Rafael
Fiziev, whom he knocked out this past January. Ruffy has since
officially parted ways with the Fighting Nerds team.
Prates harbors no hard feelings towards Ruffy despite the latter
leaving the team. Ruffy is scheduled to fight Michael
Chandler at
UFC White House on June 14. Prates believes Ruffy will defeat
Chandler and eagerly awaits the fight.

Cheering on His Former Teammate

“He has his own team,” Prates said on „The Ariel Helwani Show.” “He’s really smart and
intelligent. I’m sure he is doing a really good job. I think he’s
gonna win against Chandler, I’m really excited to watch the fight…
For me, no [hard feelings].”

Ruffy had a falling out with Silva towards the end of last year.
Silva, who used to consider Ruffy one of his best friends and
mentors, officially confirmed that they are not friends any longer.
However, the rest of the team, including the coaches, have no hard
feelings for Ruffy. Ruffy (13-2) has reportedly set up his own team
for his upcoming fight against Chandler (23-10). Sucupira says the
doors at Fighting Nerds will always be open for Ruffy, even if he
wants to do just a short camp. 

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