TRENDING College football updates Valkyries even WNBA Finals Kimi Antonelli on US GP pole NFL injury updates Brewers take Game 1 Story by Story by Carlos Prates unloads on Islam Makhachev over passing on UFC 336; champ responds Nolan King, MMA Junkie Sat, October 24, 2026 at 11:30 PM UTC · 1 min read About Our Ads Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Islam Makhachev vs. Carlos Prates may not be happening in the immediate, but the war of words has escalated.
Following Saturday's announcement that he will instead battle Michael Morales in the UFC 336 co-main event Jan. 30 in Toronto, Prates (24-7 MMA, 7-1 UFC) laid into lightweight champion Islam Makhachev, who according to the promotion passed on competing on that date.
"@islam_makhachev I've been working for my dream to be a champion at 17 years old, and now you postponed it," Prates wrote on Instagram in Portuguese. "I'm number 1, I knocked out two former champions while Morales only beat Sean Brady. You told UFC you won't be ready to fight in 3 months. Bro, you don't drink, don't smoke, don't party and can't you prepare for a fight in three months? Let me show you how it's done. January 30th I'll knock out Michael Morales, and then I'll come back to retire you."
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