For the first time since June 20, 2019, Carlos
Prates tasted defeat in a mixed martial arts bout.
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“The Nightmare” had an 11-fight professional winning streak snapped
in the UFC
Kansas City headliner on Saturday night, as he fell to Ian Garry via
unanimous decision at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri.
While Prates put together a late push, it wasn’t enough to offset
the work Garry had done for much of the first four rounds.
Prates, who was originally supposed to face Geoff Neal at
UFC
314 before his opponent withdrew from the event, posted a
statement regarding the bout on social meda.
“Guys, this is crazy. Six years without losing, I had forgotten how
much it hurts, how it hurts the heart, the soul, more than any
other part of the body, all day thinking ‘what if I had caught the
back,’ ‘what if I knocked him down,’ what if I touched him more” …
and so on,” Prates wrote on Instagram (translation via Google
Translate).
“Time to go home, take care of the body and come back stronger than
every other time. Despite everything, this week was awesome. We had
some awesome days, lots of lessons and so on. I have nothing to
complain about. Thanks to everyone who cheered, sent messages, my
team, my crown, everyone involved in this journey. I can’t wait to
be back. THE NIGHTMARE HAS JUST BEGUN!”
After earning a contract on
Dana White’s Contender Series, Prates kicked off his
promotional tenure with four consecutive knockout wins — part of
the rapid rise of
The Fighting Nerds team. The Brazilian’s last defeat came under
the ONE
Championship banner, a decision loss to Gadzhimurad
Abdullaev.