Carlos Prates breaks down why he found Islam Makhachev’s UFC 330 win ‘boring’
Carlos Prates is our final guest of the day, reacting to the UFC 330 main event, discussing his case for the next title shot, Islam Makhachev's skills at welterweight, Ian Machado Garry showing respect during the fight, signing a new contract with the UFC, running into Michael Morales at UFC 330, wanting a rematch with Ian Machado Garry eventually, and more.
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Talking on the good way, you know, like he Yeah.
All is good.
Afterwards Islam said that he thinks you should be next.
That must have been good to hear, right?
Yeah.
Yeah.
Really good.
He also said that he wants to be active, that he doesn't wanna take a long break, maybe come back end of the year or early next year, which is s- I hope What do you think?
What, what, what do you think about when it could happen?
I hope so, bro.
I hope so.
I would love to fight in December, you know.
I fought already MSG, and I didn't fought at, T-Mobile arena, so I really love to fight there.
Okay.
Do you think he'll come back so soon?
I mean, historically he doesn't usually come back that quickly.
I don't think he gonna back quickly.
No.
You know, like he, he fought, JDM, and then he got 10 months, you know, like it was easy fights.
He didn't get damaged.
He, he didn't, get any injury, and now I think he broken his nose, so I don't think he gonna fight until December, bro.
Yeah.
So i- is that frustrating for you?
I mean, obviously you're gonna wait, right?
You have no other choice.
No, no.
It's okay, bro.
It's okay.
I'm not rushed, you know, like he As much it's, it's, it's I need to wait, I gonna be training also, you know, gonna be studying, gonna be training so I, I can be like, more, more, how can say in English, like, more ready.
Sure.
I'm more ready, like- Yeah, no, I understand You, you understand?
Yeah, of course.
Yeah.
When, when you watch him, especially up close, do you see holes?
Do you see, you know, things that you're gonna try to exploit when you fight him?
He's been so 17 wins in a row, uh- Yeah and, and usually very dominant.
But yet I'm wondering, when you watch him, do you see holes that you're gonna try to exploit?
Yeah, yeah, especially to, on the takedowns.
Oh.
Try takedown on, on when he's striking, you know, like he I, I, I like to see the way I can, like, he defend something, you know, he stop some takedown or things like that.
Okay.
What about on the feet?
What about the striking?
What do you make of his striking?
He's good.
He's, he's have a good kickboxing, bro, you know.
But of course I'm much better, so I'm e- I'm excited to, to test myself against him.
Did you see him or his team- I, I- Sorry, go ahead.
Say again.
No, what you said?
No, what were you gonna say?
Sorry.
Sorry.
I, I, I'm really like he, you know, like, kind of fight like it's really I, I know I'm really underdog, but not because of the title, only because of the title or money, but I really wanna fight him because I wanna test, test myself against him, you know, like he I'm really excited to do this.
I really think I can win.
I can, like, shock the world.
I can make everybody surprising.
You feel it.
You really truly feel it in your heart.
Yeah.
Yeah.
I feel like it's all coming together for you.
I will.
I will do this.
I will do this.
You, you believe you'll be the one to beat him?
Yeah.
I mean, if the, if the version of Carlos Prates who we saw against Jack Della in Perth in May shows up, does that version beat Islam, or do you need to be even better than that version?
Maybe better.
Maybe better.
Okay.
'Cause that was a pretty damn good version.
Yeah.
But I think, you know, I, I will be a little bit better, you know, like better and better.
Step by step, fight by fight I'm, I'm gonna get better.
Everyone slows down at some point in MMA.
Do you feel like he is slowing down at all based on what you saw on Saturday?
No.
No, no, no.
No.
I don't think so.
I think he's on his prime.
Okay.
Did you see the photo of him that came out yesterday about how he looks?
No.
There was a photo of, him posing with someone.
We could show it to you here.
I was just a little s- Ah, with the purple, with the purple eyes, yeah?
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Ah, I think I saw.
I saw that one.
A lot of damage.
Oh, yeah.
I saw that one.
I think he broken his nose when he took Ian's, Ian, Ian's down.
Oh, yeah?
You think so?
Bro, I saw the video where I think he got his back, and then, like, drop him to the ground, and then he, he hit his face on h- on Ian Garry back.
Oh, wow.
Okay.
I heard him talking about a headbutt at some point, but I don't remember seeing that.
Okay.
I think I saw on X, something like that.
Okay.
Okay, okay, okay.
