Carlos Prates, the sixth-ranked UFC welterweight contender, discussed the rumours he has been hearing regarding Islam Makhachev’s next opponent when the latter defends his 170-pound championship for the first time.
The welterweight division remains packed with Ian Machado Garry, Shavkat Rakhmonov, Prates, Kamaru Usman, and Michael Morales wanting to get a crack at the title next. However, newly minted champion Makhachev has expressed his desire to fight former champion Usman.
And now, Prates has said that he has been hearing that Usman is next in line to challenge Makhachev. The P4P king and ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ have the same manager, Ali Abdelaziz, who also wants to see this fight and has vowed to give his all to make sure it happens.