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USA Today
30-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
UFC's Stephen Thompson calls out Carlos Prates: 'It will be a striking extravaganza'
UFC's Stephen Thompson calls out Carlos Prates: 'It will be a striking extravaganza' Stephen Thompson wants to test his striking against Carlos Prates. Prates (21-7 MMA, 4-1 UFC) suffered his first octagon loss when was defeated by Ian Machado Garry in Saturday's UFC on ESPN 66 headliner at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Mo. Prates hurt Machado Garry late but was outstruck overall and taken down four times in the fight. Thompson (17-7-1 MMA, 12-7-1 UFC) called out Prates in typical respectful fashion and sees a fight between them delivering on the feet. "It will be a striking extravaganza, if you will," Thompson told MMA on SiriusXM. "Ian Garry, he's good at the grappling, he's good at the wrestling. We are good at it to try to keep the fight standing. Me and Prates, we want the fight to stay standing. We want to see who the best striker is in the UFC. "I think that would be an amazing fight, as well. I'm all for it, to be honest with you. Carlos Prates, will you please sign the contract. Just sign the contract. Get out there, let's have some fun, let's put on a show, let's punch each other in the face, and go have a beer afterwards, maybe a few cigarettes on your part." "Wonderboy" is no stranger to outclassing rising contenders on the feet. He successfully stood toe-to-toe with the likes of Vicente Luque, Geoff Neal and Kevin Holland. However, in his most recent outing, Thompson was knocked out by Joaquin Buckley at UFC 307 last October.
USA Today
28-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Carlos Prates questions UFC Kansas City performance – a reminder what losing feels like
Carlos Prates questions UFC Kansas City performance – a reminder what losing feels like Carlos Prates has been faced with a harsh reality coming out of his first loss in six years. At Saturday's UFC on ESPN 66, Prates (21-7 MMA, 4-1 UFC) was defeated by Ian Machado Garry (16-1 MMA, 9-1 UFC), who won by unanimous decision. The fight headlined the promotion's event at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Mo. "Guys, this is crazy," Prates wrote Monday on Instagram in Portuguese. "Six years without losing, I had forgotten how much it hurts, how it hurts the heart, the soul, more than any other part of the body, all day thinking 'what if I had caught the back,' 'what if I knocked it down,' what if I touched it more" … and so on. Time to go home, take care of the body and come back stronger than every other time. Despite everything, this week was awesome, we had some awesome days, lots of lessons and so on, I have nothing to complain about. Thanks to everyone who cheered, sent messages, my team, my crown, everyone involved in this journey. I can't wait to be back. THE NIGHTMARE HAS JUST BEGUN!" Prates, 31, had an 11-fight winning streak snapped. His previous defeat came in June 2019 vs. Gadjimurad Abdulaev at ONE Warrior Series 6. Prates made his UFC debut in February 2024 and defeated Trevin Giles, Charles Radtke, Li Jingliang, and Neil Magny by knockout prior to his first main event vs. Garry.
USA Today
28-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Joaquin Buckley rips Ian Machado Garry's 'trash' UFC Kansas City win over Carlos Prates
Joaquin Buckley rips Ian Machado Garry's 'trash' UFC Kansas City win over Carlos Prates Welterweight standout has fight booked vs. ex-champ Usman Joaquin Buckley was not impressed with Ian Machado Garry's performance at UFC on ESPN 66. Machado Garry (16-1 MMA, 9-1 UFC) survived a late scare to defeat Carlos Prates (21-7 MMA, 4-1 UFC) by unanimous decision in Saturday's main event at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Mo. Machado Garry was in firm control throughout the fight, until he was reversed on the ground and ate some hard ground and pound late in Round 5. Prates tried to swarm Machado Garry for the finish, but it was too little, too late. "I think it was trash," Buckley told Inside Fighting of Machado Garry's in. "I really think Ian Garry had the potential to really put it on Prates, but he tried to play it safe the whole time, tried to keep from getting knocked out. Obviously, we've seen that Prates, in that fifth round, he was trying to get to him, and he turned Ian Garry into a booty boy – my man trying to wrestle, my man trying to hold on for dear life. But I feel like Ian Garry played himself. He really could have had a Performance of the Night-type ending, but you know, too scared." Machado Garry was asked about Buckley (21-6 MMA, 11-4 UFC) in the post-fight news conference, but dismissed him immediately. "That man is an absolute p*ssy," Machado Garry said. "I don't care for anything he has to say. Leave him to be him, and let's move on." Buckley will look to emerge as a title contender when he takes on former welterweight champion Kamaru Usman (20-4 MMA, 15-3 UFC) in the UFC Fight Night 257 main event June 14 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia.
Time of India
28-04-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
'Stop smoking' - Former UFC lightweight contender expresses his concern over Carlos Prates' smoking habit after UFC Kansas City defeat
Ian Machado Gary and Carlos Prates. Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC Carlos Prates suffered his first-ever defeat in the UFC after Ian Machado Garry secured a unanimous win over the fighter at UFC Kansas City on April 26, 2025. Prates kicked off his UFC career with a 4-fight winning streak before finally losing to Garry. While the fighter was seen in a raging form towards the final round, however, it didn't really add to his scorecard for the bout. Former UFC lightweight contender Josh Thomson and MMA referee John McCarthy analyzed the fight and believed that Prates' vice in the form of his smoking habit played against the fighter in diverting the fight towards Garry's favor. Former MMA star Josh Thomson and MMA referee John McCarthy analyzes the main event of UFC Kansas City A heavy chain smoker, Carlos Prates is known to smoke 10-15 cigarettes a day. The fighter was even getting a few puffs in between the rounds of his previous fights. Despite the fact that Prates had cut down on the number of cigarettes per day in recent times, however, the long term habit was finally seen catching up to him within the Octagon getting the fighter exhausted in between the rounds. Former UFC lightweight contender Josh Thomson picked up on this habit of Prates and criticized it stating the habit to be one of the major reasons for the fighter's defeat. 'The lesson that I learned by watching Prates, you should probably stop smoking. You were so close. If you quit smoking, you'd have a little more output' by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Invest $200 in Amazon without buying stocks to earn a second salary Marketsall Sign Up Undo Ian Garry DOMINATES… But Was Exposed Late? | WEIGHING IN #568 While John McCarthy was quite impressed by the performance put up by Prates despite his smoking habit, the former MMA referee went on to analyze the movement pattern of Gary that frustrates his opponent while looking for an attack to land in. 'One of the things that you gotta give it to Ian Garry is that his movement is a pain in the ass. If you have ever fought someone that moves a lot and you are trying to chase him down. You are trying to cut the ring off. Cut the cage off. And it's frustrating because you can never get yourself in that position where you can land a clean shot.' Also read: "Fighting is not who I am': Georges St-Pierre opens up about retirement and UFC return Garry secured a unanimous win over Prates, and this might shake up the rankings within the welterweight division now. Despite the defeat, Prates' final round show was quite a spectacle for the audience present there. He was in a dominating position and such a stance throughout all the previous rounds might have even pushed the results in the fighter's favor.
Yahoo
27-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Love or hate Ian Machado Garry, he's earning his respect the hard way
It is true that Ian Machado Garry's career has at times felt more like a saga unfolding, as there's always a talking point beyond his abilities in the cage. Before his fight with Geoff Neal, there was a lot of red-flag talk about how Team Renegade had evicted him for being a distraction in the gym. Then he got lambasted by the louder of his fellow fighters for having a relationship with a woman 14 years his senior. Did he forsake his Irish roots when he moved to Brazil? You'd be made to believe so from the Reddit forums. And emulating Conor McGregor in the early going didn't do him any favors, either. Audacity isn't something you try on like a tuxedo. Advertisement This time through, Garry seemed hellbent on proving he was more Brazilian than Carlos Prates, who hails from the very shores of Caraguatatuba. He was speaking Portuguese to anyone who'd appreciate it, as he got set to face Prates in the main event of UFC Kansas City on Saturday night. From the sounds of it, his Portuguese accent is pretty damn good, and that comes from no less of an authority than Prates himself. But you know what? As the haters keep pounding at his door and he keeps answering, you just have to say … good for him. At some point, you have to appreciate that Garry shows up and takes care of business. In this case, he agreed to a fight on three weeks' notice against a terrifying striker who had knocked out all five guys he'd faced in the UFC as if it wasn't a thing. And for three and a half rounds, it wasn't. Garry outclassed Prates from the jump. He mixed his attack, using his range to piece up Prates on the feet, and shooting in on him 19 times in 25 minutes. The four takedowns he did land were cautionary tales, disrupting any aggression that might've been devised at Fighting Nerds HQ. Prates was rendered gun-shy by his own standards, getting doubled-up in striking differential. And he was left in a desperate predicament by the championship rounds, needing to score a finish or lose on the scorecards. Advertisement To Prates' credit, he did have moments down the stretch. He made things interesting when he punished Garry too little too late in the fifth round, which will become a talking point for Garry's next appearance. When will that be? If he has it his way, it could come in a couple of weeks. He proclaimed himself the backup fighter for Belal Muhammad's welterweight title defense against Jack Della Maddalena at UFC 315 on May 10 in Montreal, and — sure enough — UFC CEO Dana White confirmed that he'd indeed been booked into that understudy role. Which is, of course, a wild thought. If Garry were to hurdle Prates and either Della Maddalena or Muhammad in a two-week span, it would go down as the most absurd division takeover on record. Ian Machado Garry punches Carlos Prates at UFC Kansas City. (Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC) (Josh Hedges via Getty Images) And if not that fight, Garry says he'd be happy to rematch Shavkat Rakhmonov, as that's one of those fights that leaves a lot of regret. Not a lot of people are clamoring for a first fight with Shavkat. Yet Garry seems to be OK being thrown in there with all the division's best — and honestly, this is where he is distinguishing himself. Garry is genuinely down to fight any of these fighters, even if the circumstances are less than ideal, and there or scores of people who want to throw a beer mug through the screen each time he gets his hand raised. Advertisement For an Irish-Brazilian fighter (presumably) in search of his own individuality, to sincerely be willing to fight anyone is at least a strong identifier. But what I like is that he has been quietly debunking campfire stories of boogeymen. Shavkat's intimidation factor was a solid 10 before Garry stepped in with him; by the end of five rounds, it was down to a cool eight. Losing three rounds to two across the board felt awfully close to a 'moral victory,' but in any case, it humanized a fighter who hadn't really been challenged. Same thing to a lesser degree happened with Prates. He had clobbered everyone he'd faced into the smelling salts, yet Garry made him look ordinary. In other words, he's out there handing out blueprints. Maybe his slogan should be: Making people vincible since 1997. Advertisement It's time to put some hespect on Garry's name. The haters will point to his series of decisions. They will continue to be put off by his interviews, which always seem to veer off into Cringeville. They will still throw words like WAG at him as he makes the walk. All good. As he got his hand raised in Kansas City, he pretended to take a drag of a cigarette before putting it out with his foot. A little gesture for Prates, who smokes half-a-pack of cigarettes a day. As the Ian Machado Garry saga continues, it's not a bad way to handle the criticism, either.
