{"id":328210,"date":"2026-05-03T00:25:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T18:55:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=328210"},"modified":"2026-05-03T00:25:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T18:55:28","slug":"carlos-prates-tells-the-ufc-why-he-should-get-the-islam-makhachev-fight-over-ian-machado-garry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/03\/carlos-prates-tells-the-ufc-why-he-should-get-the-islam-makhachev-fight-over-ian-machado-garry\/","title":{"rendered":"Carlos Prates tells the UFC why he should get the Islam Makhachev fight over Ian Machado Garry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"post-307185\">\n<div class=\"article-follow\">\n<div class=\"article-sharing google-follow\"> <a class=\"fw\" href=\"https:\/\/profile.google.com\/cp\/Cg0vZy8xMWs2azRtMzFf%20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">  <span>Follow us on Google Discover<\/span> <\/a> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Carlos Prates believes he&#8217;s probably the most deserving of a title shot after UFC Perth.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Brazilian made a successful trip to enemy territory for a showdown with former champion Jack Della Maddalena on Saturday.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-grvmedia-grv-video GRVMultiVideo\"><\/figure>\n<p>Within the major event on the RAC Arena, Prates battered Della Maddalena throughout the competition before securing a third-round knockout to make it three wins in a row.<\/p>\n<p>The one man to defeat Prates within the UFC, Ian Machado Garry, is rumored to be in line to challenge Islam Makhachev. Nonetheless, the Perth winner thinks that plan should change.<\/p>\n<section class=\"grv-talking-point\" data-trigger=\"vue-sidebar\" data-story-id=\"0bbb4da7-bd53-426f-9e71-e4726e0b28ef\" data-story-name=\"UFC Perth\" data-comment-id=\"d6f9a593-ef92-4cf4-ad8c-05b529979f16\" data-story-slug=\"ufc-perth\">\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__inner\">\n<header class=\"grv-talking-point__header\">  <\/header>\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__content\">\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__cta\">\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__title-wrap\">\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__title-content\">\n<h3 class=\"grv-talking-point__title\">Just how good is Ian Machado Garry? \ud83d\udc40<\/h3>\n<p class=\"grv-talking-point__subtitle\">&#8216;The Future&#8217; \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddea stays the one man to beat Carlos Prates within the Octagon after the Brazilian&#8217;s UFC Perth win.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__embed\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 991px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1\/2026\/05\/Carlos-Prates-Last-5-fights-jpg-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Carlos Prates celebrates after knocking out Leon Edwards at UFC 322\" class=\"wp-image-307135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1\/2026\/05\/Carlos-Prates-Last-5-fights-jpg-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1\/2026\/05\/Carlos-Prates-Last-5-fights-jpg-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1\/2026\/05\/Carlos-Prates-Last-5-fights-jpg-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1\/2026\/05\/Carlos-Prates-Last-5-fights-jpg-912x1140.jpg 912w, https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1\/2026\/05\/Carlos-Prates-Last-5-fights-jpg-600x750.jpg 600w, https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1\/2026\/05\/Carlos-Prates-Last-5-fights-jpg.jpg 1080w\"><\/div><figcaption title=\"Credit: Jeff Bottari\/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images\">Credit: Jeff Bottari\/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Carlos Prates insists he ought to be \u2018next\u2019 for Islam Makhachev after UFC Perth<\/h2>\n<p>Prates was beaten by Garry in Kansas City 13 months ago, however it hasn\u2019t taken long for the Brazilian to regain his momentum within the welterweight division.<\/p>\n<p>Before his overcome Della Maddalena in Australia, Prates knocked out Leon Edwards at UFC 322 last November.<\/p>\n<p>With that in mind, \u2018The Nightmare\u2019 has finished two ex-champions in a row at 170 kilos, a feat he believes should put him above Garry within the pecking order.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI ought to be next,\u201d Prates said at his UFC Perth post-fight press conference.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo one beat two former champs in a very great way, you realize? That they had never lost by knockout, after which I are available there and make it look easy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAgainst Leon, against JDM, I make it look easy,\u201d he continued. \u201cI&#8217;m next. No one did this\u2026 I will probably be the following (challenger).\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 991px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2274154719-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Carlos Prates lands ground-and-pound on Jack Della Maddalena during UFC Perth fight\" class=\"wp-image-307163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2274154719-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2274154719-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2274154719-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2274154719-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2274154719-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2274154719-750x500.jpg 750w\"><\/div><figcaption title=\"PERTH, AUSTRALIA - MAY 02: (R-L) Carlos Prates of Brazil punches Jack Della Maddalena of Australia in a welterweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at RAC Arena on May 02, 2026 in Perth, Australia.  (Photo by Ed Mulholland\/Zuffa LLC)\">Photo by Ed Mulholland\/Zuffa LLC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Garry believes he&#8217;s next for Makhachev following his wins over Prates and ex-champ Belal Muhammad in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Reports have suggested that the Irishman is the frontrunner to challenge the Dagestani welterweight king at UFC 330 in August.<\/p>\n<p>Prates is evidently hoping that his emphatic performance Down Under has turned the heads of the UFC matchmakers to his direction.<\/p>\n<div class=\"see-more-wrapper lazy see-more-open see-more-blank extra-content\" data-src=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/2026\/05\/02\/carlos-prates-tells-the-ufc-why-he-should-get-the-islam-makhachev-fight-over-ian-machado-garry\/none\" data-type=\"subscribe\">\n<div class=\"see-more subscribe\">\n<figure class=\"newsletter\">\n<div><svg class=\"loading\" width=\"118\" height=\"36\" viewbox=\"0 0 118 36\"><use href=\"#dots-svg\"><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<div class=\"signup\"><span class=\"hf\">Join Our Newsletter<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Receive a digest of our greatest Bloody Elbow content each week direct to your mailbox<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Follow us on Google Discover Carlos Prates believes he&#8217;s probably the most deserving of a title shot after UFC Perth. 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