Carlos Prates apparently leaks Islam Makhachev’s next opponent when laying out title picture

The Brazilian believes {that a} win on May 2 will earn him a shot on the 170-pound gold on account of him beating former champions in back-to-back outings.

While Prates’ track record makes him a powerful choice to get this chance, he seemingly already is aware of that he’ll have to attend for Ian Machado Garry to get his shot first.

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Carlos Prates smirks after doubling down that Ian Machado Garry is next for Islam Makhachev

Islam Makhachev has said he’s already verbally agreed to his first title protection, with many anticipating this to happen at UFC 330 in August.

Many consider that the 2 choices for the Russian’s first challenger are Ian Machado Garry and Michael Morales.

While each males have lately teased combat information, Carlos Prates apparently implied in a current interview that he is aware of which path the UFC have chosen.

“You have Morales, but he didn’t fight any former champs,” Prates advised MMA Fighting when laying out his case for a title shot. “You have Ian, he’s going to fight now against Makhachev, so the next [one] “is going to be Carlos Prates.”

After doubling down that it will likely be Machado Garry next with a straight face, Prates smirked when being requested whether or not he is aware of this for certain.

“Maybe,” he joked. “We’ll see. Who knows?”

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Prates, nonetheless with a smile on his face, went on to say that he believes Machado Garry is the best choose to obtain the next title shot at the moment.

With his solely loss contained in the Octagon coming to the Irishman, he has talked up to now about wanting each of them to win their next fights to allow them to combat for the belt in a rematch.