The fundamental event in Kansas City saw certainly one of the welterweight division’s most fun contenders suffer his first defeat contained in the Octagon.
Carlos Prates was a breakout star for the UFC in 2024 after he racked up 4 consecutive knockout wins to ascend up the 170-pound pecking order.
In his second fundamental event, Prates looked to silence the criticisms of Ian Machado Garry who had labelled him a quitter based on footage of certainly one of his old fights.
‘The Nightmare’ actually didn’t surrender but he didn’t emerge victorious either with Machado Garry beating Prates via unanimous decision at the top of 5 rounds.
His stock has actually taken successful after many fans questioned why he didn’t push harder to attempt to finish the fight within the closing moments after hurting his opponent.
Carlos Prates reflects on his first UFC loss in Kansas City in a social media statement
Within the 4 fights that we had seen from Carlos Prates contained in the Octagon before his outing in Kansas City, it was clear that the Brazilian is incredibly dangerous early on within the fight.
His explosive power could be his key to victory against Ian Machado Garry but he wasn’t capable of discover a home for it within the opening rounds.
As an alternative, it was the Irishman who dominated the primary three rounds, winning them on all three scorecards, before Prates had a late resurgence to attempt to turn the tables.
‘The Nightmare’ needed a finish heading into the fifth round and he seemingly got here near producing a remarkable comeback in the ultimate minutes but Machado Garry did enough to survive.
Some fans were critical of Prates for letting his opponent off the hook as he let ‘The Future’ back to his feet and didn’t throw any more strikes because the clock began to ran down.
His second fundamental event was actually an experience that the 31-year-old will learn from going forward and he echoed that sentiment in his first social media post after the defeat.
Prates wrote a temporary message on his Instagram story where he reflected on being unable to place Machado Garry away.
“Unfortunately I couldn’t end the fight and that wasn’t enough. Sorry family, I’ll come back stronger!”
Carlos Prates should return against his originally scheduled opponent
Carlos Prates’ momentum can have been slowed down in Kansas City but there’s a fight that he was originally scheduled for that might help bring this back.
He got here up short against certainly one of the highest contenders within the division however the Fighting Nerds athlete is so popular with such an exciting style that he’s sure to get one other big matchup next trip.
Before he received a giant opportunity to face Ian Machado Garry, Prates was booked to face the #10-ranked Geoff Neal at UFC 314 and nobody goes to be annoyed about seeing them get put back together.
We learned rather a lot about Prates after he went the space for the primary time but he’s still going to be a must-watch name at 170-pounds if he can bounce back.
