Prates, who was at the Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for UFC 330, sent a warning to Makhachev while calling out the pound-for-pound king.

The 32-year-old is currently riding a three-fight win streak, and all of those victories have come via knockout. He has sent 2 former champions to the shadow realm back-to-back, and now, he wants to do the same to Makhachev. During an interview with Pedro Baptista, “The Nightmare” quipped:

“I [have] a message for Islam Makhachev. I will knock you out, bro. I will knock you out. I will bring that belt to Brazil. The first welterweight champion from Brazil.”

Check out Carlos Prates’ comments below:

Islam Makhachev plans to enter the octagon once more before Ramadan. At the UFC 330 post-fight presser, the Russian fighter confirmed that he suffered no serious injuries during the Ian Machado Garry fight and is game to fight early next year or late this year:

“Bro, we have to fight before Ramadan, 100%. January, end of [2026], we have to fight. I’m 34 years old, I have to fight as soon as possible. I’m not cutting much weight; I don’t have any big injuries. That’s it.”

Check out Islam Makhachev’s comments below:

Islam Makhachev believes top contender Carlos Prates deserves the next welterweight title shot over Michael Morales and Shavkat Rakhmonov. During the UFC 330 post-fight show, he said this about “The Nightmare.”

“Shavkat is not fighting, Prates still fighting, still active… Morales also is good but I don’t remember last time he fight. If you ask who is more deserving, I think Carlos Prates.”

Check out Islam Makhachev’s comments below: