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Carlos Prates flattens Neil Magny in Spherical 1


Carlos Prates proved his hype was justified with one other stellar efficiency in his first essential occasion at UFC Struggle Night time 247, and sure locked up a Newcomer of the Yr award.

Prates (21-6 MMA, 4-0 UFC) didn’t get a straightforward problem within the smaller cage on the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. He was lined up towards Neil Magny, a mainstay of the UFC welterweight division’s rankings, but the Brazilian made it look comparatively simple. Prates left Magny (29-13 MMA, 22-12 UFC) mendacity immobile on the canvas at 4:50 of the opening spherical.

The opening sequence revealed Magny’s gameplan to get the battle to the bottom. Prates reversed the preliminary try and introduced the battle again to the toes. Magny was decided to impose his will although, and saved looking for takedowns.

Nonetheless, Prates created separation after which turned up the ahead strain with strikes. A brief proper hand despatched Magny to the canvas, however he didn’t comply with him to the bottom. As an alternative, Prates let him again up and received proper again on the hunt.

A robust, but glancing left hand caught Magny within the candy spot, sending him crashing to the canvas for a walkoff knockout.

 

Throughout his post-fight interview, Prates known as out one other highly-touted expertise, Jack Della Maddalena, for a showdown in Australia. It was a twin request so he couldn’t solely battle up within the rankings, but in addition see his daughter who lives down below. As a comfort, he mentioned he would really like a battle towards the hard-hitting Geoff Neal.

Since being signed to the UFC after a knockout on Dana White’s Contender Collection final August, Prates has racked up 4 wins, every of which have been vicious, bonus-earning finishes.

The Combating Nerds product debuted in February and recorded 4 victories this 12 months, making a strong case for taking dwelling a newcomer award.

For Magny, he walks away with a second consecutive loss. The UFC welterweight wins chief has struggled to construct momentum lately as he has traded wins and losses since 2022.

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