Carlos Prates in victory in UFC 319. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram.
Carlos Prates knocked out Geoff neal and starred in one of the most memorable moments do UFC 319, held last Saturday (16). The Fighting Nerds fighter landed a spinning elbow and knocked out his rival in the last second of the first round. According to him, in addition to training the movement, there was a key turnaround during the fight.
In an interview with UFC Fight Pass, Carlos Prates explained that he entered the fight with a clear strategy: to use a lot of movement until Geoff neal tire and diminish his knockout power. However, realizing that his opponent's hand wasn't as heavy as he'd imagined, he decided to change his plan and adopt a more aggressive stance, focused on attacking.
"It's something I trained, the spinning kick is also something I trained and the goal was to move around a lot while his hand was stiff. But I took a hit and realized it wasn't as stiff as I thought, so I said: 'Now I can stop moving so much and focus on hitting him and hurting him,' and that's what I did." Carlos Prates.
Prates knocked out Geoff neal with a spinning elbow in the last second of the round. However, the fighter revealed that he was so focused on the fight that he didn't even hear the end of the round being signaled.
"I didn't even hear that there were 10 seconds left. I was so focused on the guy, on his hands, on not taking a full hit, that I didn't even know," concluded the Fighting Nerds representative.
Carlos Prates at UFC Rio
After victory, Carlos Prates used the UFC microphone to ask for a spot at UFC Rio, scheduled for October 11, and targeted Leon edwards as a possible rival. Although Dana White gave the idea a thumbs up, another Brit also expressed interest in facing the Brazilian. At the press conference after the event, Michael Page made it clear that he thinks it's a good idea to face Carlos Prates in Brazil.
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