Fighting Nerds co-founder Caio Borralho sees many similarities between his teammate, Carlos Prates, and soccer legend Romário de Souza Faria.
After surrendering his first loss inside the Octagon in April, Prates bounced back with a vicious first-round spinning elbow KO against Geoff Neal at UFC 319 in Chicago. The win not only put Prates right back into the welterweight title conversation, but it also served to hush a lot of the Brazilian’s critics.
Prates has come under fire in recent years after revealing that he regularly smokes cigarettes, a big no-no for most world-class athletes.