Carlos Prates adresses fight rumors vs. UFC star Conor McGregor

Conor McGregor stirred the pot recently, hinting he had a fight lined up against a “no name” welterweight. The internet went crazy with speculations, and some landed on Carlos Prates. However, the Brazilian claims that’s untrue.

On Tuesday, Prates (23-7 MMA, 6-1 UFC) took to social media to address the growing rumors of a mega clash between him and McGregor (22-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC) – former two-division UFC champion and MMA’s biggest star. Although he like the idea and he’d be all for it, he doesn’t see any sense in making the matchup, as Prates sees it as uneven fight that would end poorly for the Irishman.

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“A lot of you guys have been asking me about the Conor McGregor fight and I didn’t get anything from the UFC, yet,” Prates said in a video post. “I’m really happy wih youguys saying my name. Of course, it would be a huge honor for me to fight against him. I really want the fight that will bring me the title shot: JDM, Conor McGregor.

“To be honest, I think that fight is hard to happen because Conor McCgregor is five years without any fight, he retired from MMA. After five years, he would’nt fight the most entertaining welterweight in the world. Nothing against him. Everybody knows, I know, he knows I would hurt him bad. I would knock him out. I don’t think it’s the right way for him to make a comeback for a huge super star like him. But if he wants to fight I’m herem. I’m ready.”