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The Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight responded to Michael Morales after the Ecuadorian allegedly suggested that Prates was avoiding a fight with him. The Brazilian insists he has no issue facing Morales but believes his position as the higher-ranked contender warrants a title shot next.
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Carlos Prates denies ducking Michael Morales and predicts a first-round knockout
Shortly after Morales allegedly claimed that Prates was afraid to fight him, “The Nightmare” responded in a video posted online.
“If the guy has two arms and two legs like me, bro, I can fight him,” Prates said.
Prates then addressed Morales directly, making it clear that he would welcome the matchup if the UFC offered it.
“You say I am scared to fight you. I am not scared of a fight with you… I am the No. 1 contender, so I want to fight for the belt,” Prates said. “The UFC never offered me a fight against you. If they offered me the fight, of course I would knock you out really fast, in the first round.”
Prates also made his preferred route clear: challenge Islam Makhachev for the welterweight title first, then revisit the Morales matchup. Notably, Makhachev has also welcomed the matchup for his next title defense.
“But you will have to wait until I get my belt and then we can fight,” Prates added.
Carlos Prates tells Michael Morales he’ll knock him out if they ever fight 😳
“I’m not scared to fight you, I’m #1 contender so I wanna fight for the belt. UFC never offered the fight against you.
If they offered me, of course I’d knock you out really fast.”
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— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) August 18, 2026
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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