Carlos Prates tells Kamaru Usman what the
UFC has planned for him 😂Kamaru: “News to me!” 😭
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#MMA— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS)
November 10, 2024
Carlos
Prates is aiming high after his victory over Neil
Magny.
Prates took on Magny in his first main event at UFC
Vegas 100 — also known as UFC Fight Night 247 — at the UFC Apex
in Las Vegas on Saturday. “The Nightmare” made quick work of the
veteran, dispatching him with a glancing left hand at the 4:50 mark
of the opening frame.
Prates subsequently called out Jack
Della Maddalena for a matchup at UFC 312,
which goes down on Feb. 8 at the Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney,
Australia. While Australia is home ground for Maddalena, Prates
also loves the country because his daughter lives there. If that
matchup doesn’t materialize yet, the Brazilian has his eyes set on
another gatekeeper, Geoff
Neal.
“Of course I would like to fight against Jack
Della Maddalena,” Prates said on the ESPN post-fight show. “But
I heard something like, the UFC wants to do Kamaru
Usman against him. But after that I heard about also, Kamaru
Usman would fight against Shavkat [Rakhmonov]. So I don’t know,
but if he fights Shavkat, probably he’s not going to fight in
February. So I’m here, if Jack Maddalena agrees, I would be really
happy to come to Australia. Brazilian guy come to enemy’s camp and
fight there. There’s my daughter also because she’s living there.
And I really like that country… Also I think another good option
would be Geoff
Neal.”
Prates’ run in the
UFC, including his
Dana White’s Contender Series win last year, has been nothing
short of spectacular. Dana White compared Prates to a young
Anderson
Silva while giving him the contract, and “The Nightmare” has
lived up to the expectations thus far. Prates has gone on a
four-fight knockout streak since his UFC debut this past February,
walking home with a $50,000 bonus every time.
Meanwhile, Maddalena hasn’t lost in 17 outings, including seven in
the UFC, after dropping his first two pro fights. The 28-year-old
is fresh off a come-from-behind knockout win over Gilbert
Burns at UFC 299 this past March.