Carlos Prates' ability is questioned by former opponent: 'cardio can't handle five rounds'

Carlos Prates in victory for the UFC. Photo: Instagram/UFC

Despite the struggle of Geoff neal against Carlos Prates has been canceled, the American remains 'concerned' about the performance of the Fighting Nerds revelation. The two would face each other in UFC 314, but an injury took Neal off the card and the Brazilian got a duel against Ian Gary in the main fight of UFC Kansas City, on April 26th.

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In a recent interview, 'Handz of Steel' went into the breath-taking merit of Carlos Prates. Having not fought more than two rounds in the UFC to date, the welterweight's (up to 77kg) smoking habit could affect his performance in a possible unprecedented five-round Ultimate experience, in the opinion of his former opponent.

"I don't know, man, Carlos is smoking cigarettes all the time and throwing punches. I don't know if his cardio will last five rounds. We'll see. Early in my career, I smoked cigarettes. So I can attest to that. I smoked and it affected my cardio. But not much; I could perform. But a five-round fight? Smoking cigarettes, no way. Geoff neal em interview to journalist James Lynch.

With four wins in four fights for the organization, in addition to four Performance bonuses under his belt, 'The Nightmare' is one of the sensations of The Fighting Nerds team. But despite being about to have a fight that could put him in the top 10 of the category, the fighter has no plans to give up smoking. Recently, Carlos Prates revealed that he still smokes half a pack a day.