Carlos Prates teases 'big news' after Geoff Neal injury scraps UFC 314 fight
The stacked UFC 314 fight card has taken its first hit with the cancellation of Geoff Neal vs. Carlos Prates.
UFC officials announced Saturday that Neal (16-6 MMA, 8-4 UFC) has sustained an undisclosed injury and has been forced to withdraw from the welterweight contest against Prates (21-6 MMA, 4-0 UFC) on the April 12 card at Kaseya Center in Miami (ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+).
As a result, Prates will not get a replacement opponent for the card and will be shifted to a different opportunity in the future. UFC play-by-play commentator Jon Anik noted during the injury announcement that big news could be on the horizon for Prate, and the surging 170-pound contender indicated as much on social media.
Carlos Prates via. IG:
"News and good news coming soon!" 👀#UFC #MMA pic.twitter.com/c0yNs0vzOG
— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) March 30, 2025
A timeline for Neal's injury recovery and return are unknown at this time.
The latest UFC 314 lineup now includes:
Alexander Volkanovski vs. Diego Lopes – for vacant featherweight title
Michael Chandler vs. Paddy Pimblett
Bryce Mitchell vs. Jean Silva
Patricio Freire vs. Yair Rodriguez
Nikita Krylov vs. Dominick Reyes
Dan Ige vs. Sean Woodson
Virna Jandiroba vs. Yan Xiaonan
Chase Hooper vs. Jim Miller
Sedriques Dumas vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk
Darren Elkins vs. Julian Erosa
Su Mudaerji vs. Mitch Raposo
Alberto Montes vs. Roberto Romero
Tresean Gore vs. Marco Tulio
Nora Cornolle vs. Hailey Cowan
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie's event hub for UFC 314.
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