"Depending on who is chosen next to challenge Makhachev for the belt, practically any combination among the top six in the division would make sense. In an interview with Sherdog.com shortly after his victory over Leon Edwards at UFC 322, on the same night that Makhachev took the belt from Madalena and Michael Morales defeated Sean Brady, Carlos Prates revealed that he believed the UFC would put him next against Maddalena next."
"Ben Vickers, Maddalena's coach, recently stated that negotiations are already underway for his athlete to return to the Octagon, potentially against the Fighting Nerds product between April and May. "We're probably looking April-May time to get Jack back," Vickers told Submission Radio. "...Prates is one of the names being thrown around, there's other names being thrown around. There's nothing signed yet, but there are talks in progress... It would be nice to have a striker.""
Islam Makhachev captured UFC welterweight gold by defeating Jack Della Maddalena, opening multiple top-six matchup possibilities in the division. Carlos Prates positions himself as a likely next challenger following his win over Leon Edwards at UFC 322, and his name has been floated as a potential opponent for Maddalena. Negotiations are reportedly underway for Maddalena to return to the Octagon around April–May, with Prates among the names being considered. Social media activity by Prates echoed interest and suggested an agreement is close, and a southpaw-versus-southpaw striker matchup is anticipated if the pairing occurs.
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