Surging UFC welterweight prospect Carlos Prates looks set to have the chance to make a splash on yet another big stage next month.
Prates (20-6) has put the 170-pound division on notice in three fights since earning a contract on Dana White’s Contender Series last year. The Fighting Nerds standout announced his arrival with knockouts of Trevin Giles and Charles Radtke.
“The Nightmare” delivered most impressive performance to date last time out at UFC 305 in Perth, Australia, where he put a beating on formerly ranked contender Li Jingliang en route to a brutal KO.
It appears that Prates will have the opportunity to keep his ball rolling at an even bigger pay-per-view event in a few weeks’ time, with Ag. Fight reporting that he’s verbally agreed to share the cage with Randy Brown (19-5) at UFC 309 on November 16.
The numbered event is set to take place inside the prestigious surroundings of Madison Square Garden in New York City. Headlining will be a long-planned heavyweight showdown between champion Jon Jones and legend Stipe Miocic.
While Prates looks to make a statement on the undercard, his veteran opponent will have an upset in mind. “Rude Boy” has won three straight since being submitted by Jack Della Maddalena, most recently outpointing Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos at UFC 302 this past June.
With this addition, the current fights expected to take place at the New York-held UFC 309 event on Nov. 16 are as follows:
- Jon Jones (C) vs. Stipe Miocic (heavyweight championship main event)
- Charles Oliveira vs. Michael Chandler (lightweight co-main event)
- Bo Nickal vs. Paul Craig (middleweight)
- Nikita Krylov vs. Azamat Murzakanov (light heavyweight)
- Chris Weidman vs. Eryk Anders (middleweight)
- Carlos Prates vs. Randy Brown (welterweight)
- Viviane Araújo vs. Karine Silva (women’s flyweight)
- Jonathan Martinez vs. Marcus McGhee (bantamweight)
- Mickey Gall vs. Ramiz Brahimaj (welterweight)
- Karine Silva vs. Viviane Araújo (women’s flyweight)
- Veronica Hardy vs. Eduarda Moura (women’s flyweight)
