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Carlos Prates’ next fight is likely to be revealed soon. | Getty/UFC
As Dana White said during the press conference at the most recent Zuffa Boxing event, the cards for the numbered UFC events in April, May and June are almost all decided.
The next steps of the welterweight division are among the most highly-anticipated decisions for UFC fans. After Spanish journalist Alvaro Colmenero leaked that Islam Makhachev is likely to fight Ian Garry next, The Fighting Nerds coach Flavio Alvaro told Sherdog.com that Carlos Prates may not fight Jack Della Maddalena as previously expected.
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“Prates wanted to fight on the April or May card,” Alavaro said. “All I can say is that big news is coming about him soon. I personally wanted him to face Maddalena, but it looks like his new opponent will be announced soon.”
Alvaro did not offer further insight as to whether Michael Morales, Belal Muhammad or Kamaru Usman would be Prates’ next adversary.
Turning Point for The Fighting Nerds
Alvaro also expressed optimism about Caio Borralho’s next fight against Renier de Ridder at UFC 326.
“Borralho had a lot of problems in the camp for Imavov. He was 50% and even that way he delivered a great fight in Paris. If he had been 20% better, the fight would certainly be diferent,” the Brazilian coach said.
Alvaro ensures that it will be a different story against de Ridder, a former ONE Championship two-division title holder.
“Now he is healthy and had a great camp and we have a great game plan to neutralize his oponent,” Alvarso said, pointing to Borralho as the one who unites the rest of The Fighting Nerds team.
“As I told you, Fighting Nerds are not a family but a group of families,” Alvaro said. “Borralho is the guy who joins all those families. Everybody respects him and listens to him. His win will be a turning point for the team. We had the boom where Fighting Nerds was chosen the team of the year, then we faced the losses. Then Carlos, [Mauricio] Ruffy and Jean [Silva] had a sequence of impressive performances, and now it´s Borralho´s time. His win will mean the big turn of the Fighting Nerds.”
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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