Welcome to the principle occasion, Carlos Prates. The welterweight prospect probably punched his ticket to the UFC’s official welterweight prime 15 with a spotlight reel knockout of veteran fighter Neil Magny (No. 15) on Saturday.
Prates and the Combating Nerds have contributed to top-of-the-line 12-month runs from any blended martial arts crew. Prates, Caio Borralho, Jean Silva and Mauricio Ruffy are a mixed 10-0 in 2024 following the newest UFC Struggle Night time most important occasion. Prates knocked out essentially the most skilled welterweight in UFC historical past, faceplanting Magny with 10 seconds left in Spherical 1.
WHAT A KNOCKOUT BY PRATES
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Prates discovered his swagger after displaying a capability to handle offensive strain and fend off takedown protection. Prates dropped Magny with a sneaky quick elbow late in Spherical 1. Magny, a 41-fight veteran, recovered from the preliminary knockdown however could not survive for much longer. With 10 seconds left, Prates uncorked a brief proper cross to his opponent’s temple. Magny hit the ground face first and laid there for a brief interval.
“This yr up to now was the very best of my life and profession,” Prates instructed UFC commentator Michael Bisping post-fight on the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. “To be sincere, I believe the right subsequent struggle for me could be in Australia. I’ve a daughter there and I might like to see her. I might wish to struggle Jack Della Maddalena subsequent. I believe I might even be struggle towards Geoff Neal.”
It would not be stunning to see Prates make the three-month turnaround for UFC 312 in Sydney, Australia, on Feb. 9. Prates fought 4 occasions this yr together with his shortest turnaround being 9 weeks.
Prates improved to 20-6 and prolonged his knockout streak to 10. The Brazilian fighter is undefeated in 5 appearances underneath the UFC umbrella. Magny (29-12) is now on a two-fight dropping skid for the primary time in 11 years.
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