Surging welterweight prospect, Carlos Prates has teased a possible headliner outing in his subsequent stroll to the Octagon, sharing an edit of him combating with former undisputed champion, Leon Edwards in a important occasion conflict at UFC London within the new 12 months.
Prates, the present quantity 13 ranked welterweight challenger, has been sidelined since he headlined UFC Vegas 100 again in November, touchdown a dominant opening spherical knockout win over the most-winningest welterweight within the historical past of the promotion, within the type of Neil Magny.
The victory noticed Carlos Prates crack the welterweight top-15, and marked his fourth straight win within the group following a profitable transfer from Dana White’s Contender Collection — including to wins over Trevin Giles, and Li Jingliang of notice to go together with his win over Magny.
Carlos Prates teases potential UFC London conflict with Leon Edwards
And on social media, Sao Paulo finisher, Prates shared an edited picture of himself sharing the Octagon with former welterweight kingpin, Edwards — who already confirmed earlier this quarter how he will likely be headlining the promotion’s return to London for his or her ‘Fight Night’ billed occasion in March.
Himself sidelined since July, Birmingham native, Edwards would undergo a championship combat loss towards two-fight rival, Belal Muhammad in a shutout unanimous resolution defeat within the headliner of UFC 304 in Manchester.
Nonetheless, whereas Carlos Prates has supplied his companies to tackle Edwards sooner or later — as quickly as March, Philadelphia grappling ace, Sean Brady has additionally defined how a pairing with the ex-champion is probably the most sensible headliner for the cardboard.
“If you look at the rankings and you look at how everything is playing out, and who’s available – me and Leon (Edwards) make the most sense,” Sean Brady informed Ariel Helwani for Uncrowned. “I think for me, historically, I would want to go somewhere and prove myself because my first loss did come while I was travelling to Belal [Muhammad] and I am a completely different fighter now… I just want to prove to myself that I can go somewhere, go into someone’s backyard and win a fight.”
