Next Sunday (10), millions of Brazilians will leave their homes across the country to take the second Enem test, the National High School Exam. One day before, about 8 thousand km away from Tupiniquim territory, the also Brazilian Carlos Prates will face a different type of entrance exam: Neil Magny.
Prates' opponent in the main fight of UFC Las Vegas 100, this Saturday (9), Neil Magny He has been in the organization since 2013 and has had some great moments, even though he has never fought for a belt. In recent years, however, the 'Haitian Sensation', as the athlete born in the United States but with ancestry in the Central American country is known, has served as a kind of 'entrance exam' for promising welterweights (up to 77,1 kg).
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Finishing the welterweight rankings in 15th place, Magny has been a 'guardian' of the top 15 in the category in recent years. Among the names that were approved after the duel against the veteran, the Kazakh stands out Shavkat Rakhmonov, next challenger for the belt in the category, the Irishman Ian Gary, seventh in the ranking and, more recently, the Ecuadorian MichaelMorales, owner of 12th position.
The level of the welterweight entrance exam, however, is not so easy and not everyone manages to succeed. Recently, names like Phil Rowe e Mike Malott, well rated in the division, came up against the experience of Neil Magny and were denied access to the elite of the category.
This Saturday, in the main fight of the UFC Las Vegas 100, while millions of Brazilians are making the final effort to prepare for the ENEM, Carlos Prates face your private entrance exam against Neil Magny in search of a fourth consecutive victory in 2024 and a place among the best welterweights on the planet.
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