On Saturday evening in Kansas City, one of the most exciting emerging contenders of the UFC will try to achieve the biggest victory of his career so far.
Carlos Prates has been absolutely must-see TV since he made his debut in the Octagon in February of last year before taking four consecutive knockout winings.
In his second main event, Prates will try to prove Ian Machado Garry incorrectly after a number of harsh criticism from the Irishman prior to their collision on 26 April.
'The Nightmare' is a fierce force as soon as the cage door closes, but his connection with the fans is also due to his personality with prates that more people wins about following his healthy gesture to a supporter in Fight Week.
He helped to build this relationship by giving his followers a peak behind the curtain with one of his latest videos that show the aftermath of his rough preparations for Fight Night.
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Fans wonder how Carlos Prates makes good weight after having cut almost 30 pounds
Carlos Prates is certainly an intimidating physical force when he enters the octhoek and becomes a crucial factor in Kansas City.
His mate comes an explosiveness with a few disadvantages that can become a story when his matchup with Ian Machado Garry goes into the championship rounds where we have never seen him tested before.
To reach the 170-pound Mark, Prates had to undergo a strict diet, apart from its smoking habits before a heavy weight broken closed his preparations.
Large weight reductions are certainly nothing new in MMA, but in a video posted on his Instagram page, you can see the celebration of Prates and his team after they have reached the goal.
The 31-year-old stated in the caption that he hit on 25 April 171 pounds meant that he had to drop a stunning 13 kg, which will be around 28.6 pounds.
In addition to a lot of support support, many fans wondered how prates as possible could drop so much weight to compete in the Welterweight Division with one user who simply writes, “13 ????????”
A small amount of answers wondered if this takes a toll in the fight: “Damn, touch the weight too hard”
Similar answers came to social media where the video was re -posted, which led to a fan that said: “That is a lot of weight, I don't think he will do well.”
Others had the opposite point of view when they suggested that the cut could give him a lead in this fight with comments such as: 'We like to see it. Prates will be huge there. Ian becomes koed, “and” in sanctioned cheats that we trust. '
Other reactions were much more festive, where many refer to how prat will refuel his body before it is time to take the walk.
“Let's have one pack of cigarettes to arrive”
Ian Machado Garry's best bet could be to bring Carlos Prates into deep water
We know for sure that Carlos Prates is incredibly dangerous at the start of the fight, but we still don't know what he looks like when he is involved in a back and weather match that goes a bit deeper.
Ian Machado Garry has already answered those questions and although he may not be able to match the power and explosiveness of his opponent, his strategy can be to take that from him by pushing the fight in the later rounds.
The weight of prates and his smoking habit will not help his cardio, but so far this has not been a factor because he has finished all his opponents.
The biggest question that 'the nightmare' has to answer is what happens if he is unable to put his opponent away before the conditioning starts to play an important role.