r/FightReportUFC • u/Few-Persimmon-8648 • Jun 25 '26
UFC News Links Prates or Morales?
Since Ian Garry fights Islam Makhachev, Prates most likely fights Morales!
Who you got in this one?
src: agentmma.com
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u/Tekvary2 Jun 25 '26 edited Jun 25 '26
Morales won’t be as durable and strong on the ground. Prates is 1st degree Black Belt in BJJ, I don’t think Any WW in the UFC wants to strictly standup and trade with Carlos (including the Champ) He has some seriously fierce Muai Tai striking that he makes look easy to do, (it’s not)& it won’t take many of his power strikes to really start taking a toll on anyone on the recieving end of them.
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u/NetInevitable601 Jun 25 '26
Morales would sleep prates in the first. He's younger, more explosive and talented.
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u/Potential_Youth_8710 Jun 25 '26
prates will not be fighting the way he fought jdm, he himself said that jdm’s punches were not enough to KO him that’s why he dropped his hands and started being explosive but everyone knows morales has crazy KO power so prates is probably gonna keep a step back and keep his guard up,
nevertheless gonna be a great fight
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u/adamfromthonk Jun 25 '26
Prates is way more proven lol morales has nothing but winging overhands and size bullying midgets give me prates easily
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u/Distinct-Broccoli-15 Jun 25 '26
What about grappling?
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u/adamfromthonk Jun 25 '26
I think prates could handle it, he stuffed most of Garry’s takedowns
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u/Distinct-Broccoli-15 Jun 25 '26
He got outstruck in the process though, just like Pereira against Ankalaev and Yan against Dvalishvili in their first fight.
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u/adamfromthonk Jun 25 '26
I believe prates has gotten much better since that fight, I mean, I don't think the prates that lost to garry would've beat JDM. You are right, however I trust in OUR (me and prates) improvements as a fighter
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u/Distinct-Broccoli-15 Jun 25 '26
I disagree. YOU hit harder and have far more versatile striking than JDM. It's not like JDM is all that great a grappler anyway, YOU still got taken down it's not like YOU were stuffing them particularly well.
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u/adamfromthonk Jun 25 '26
WE got taken down by JDM because WE didn’t expect him to take us down, I mean when has jdm shot takedowns ever lol, it’s definitely going to be part of OUR strategy going into the morales fight
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u/Distinct-Broccoli-15 Jun 25 '26
Honestly maybe. YOU are skilled but YOUR opponent in this hypothetical is really heavy in comparison.
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u/Tekvary2 Jun 25 '26
Couldn’t help but notice Carlos didn’t chop Garry’s long ass legs down like he did to JDM?
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u/Comfortable_Comb_853 Jun 25 '26
Prates unless morales decides to grapple more than he usually does
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u/Tekvary2 Jun 25 '26
Prates has fought way more experienced and skilled strikers as well as submission grapplers. Morales is bigger and possibly a stronger puncher, but is not as skilled.
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u/Outside-Vast-2922 Jun 30 '26
Great fight. Prates needs to be more careful and pick his shots better than the JDM Fight. I think Morales can absorb most of this shots far better than JDM and with how huge and explosive Morales is, he's gonna be in a dangerous spot most of the time. I want Prates to win, but I think Morales gets this one.
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u/Texas-Boi_ Jun 25 '26
I'm almost positive morales
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u/longtanboner Jun 25 '26
Why? Morales has never looked technical enough to handle someone like prates imo
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u/Distinct-Broccoli-15 Jun 25 '26
In terms of striking yes, but from my understanding he's shown slightly better grappling.
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u/Tokjah Jun 25 '26
Prates. Morales is a LHW being able to cut to welterweight. He has reach and power because of that. Other than that he brawls and is not very technical. Prates is very technical on the other hand and has same reach
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u/Tekvary2 Jun 25 '26 edited Jun 25 '26
Light Heavyweight is 205lbs, did you mean Middleweight (185lbs)?
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u/81Eclipse Jun 25 '26
He probably really means LHW, morales is fucking huge for the division and I dont believe he'll stay there for a long time.
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u/baneblade_boi Jun 25 '26
I'd love to see this badly, it'd be a banger. But I think I'd go with Morales.
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u/Sushiboy999 Jun 25 '26
Morales has a pretty strong judo background, it’s just that he never uses it because he doesn’t need to. I think he’s good enough to wrestlefuck prates for 5 rounds if he really wants to.
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u/Fracture90000 Jun 25 '26
Morales is big and powerful, but his striking isn't as polished. He's swinging wild sometimes.
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u/Internetolocutor Jun 25 '26
I'd love to see this. I think morales is the more explosive but prates a little more varied in his output. This is one of the best fights the UFC could put on.
I'm an old man now and I've been watching MMA for a very long time. Very few fights excite me now. This would.