Carlo Prater faces Erick Silva at UFC Rio 2

The Brazilian Carlos Prater He is another Tupiniquim athlete signed by the UFC. The Brazilian fighter, who has played in major events such as Strikeforce, agreed with the biggest MMA organization in the world and debuts at home. Prater will be the replacement for the injured Siyar Bahadurzada and face his compatriot Erick silva at UFC Rio 2, an event scheduled to take place on January 14th, at the HSBC Arena, in the capital of Rio de Janeiro.

Interestingly, in the first edition of UFC Rio, in August this year, Erick silva his opponent also changed on the eve of the clash. At the time, the athlete from Espírito Santo was scheduled to face the North American Mike Swick, who suffered an injury and was replaced by Luis Beição from Rio.

In turn, Prater, who despite making his UFC debut, has good international experience. In his CV, the Brazilian has played in major events such as Strikeforce and WEC, as well as significant victories against Carlos Condit, UFC welterweight belt contender and Melvin Guillard. In his last appearance, the Brazilian athlete defeated Gleristone Santos at Capital Fight 4, in September this year.

With confirmation of Carlos Prater, check out below how the UFC Rio 2 card turned out, which will have as its main attraction the fight valid for the featherweight belt between José Aldo e Chad Mendes.

Main Card

José Aldo vs. Chad Mendes – Fight valid for the featherweight belt

Vitor belfort vs. Anthony Johnson;

Thiago tavares vs. Sam stout;

Edson Barboza vs. Terry emo;

Erick silva vs. Carlos Prater;

Preliminary Card

Fábio Maldonado vs. Still no opponent;

Rousimar Toquinho vs. Mike massenzio;

Yuri Marajó vs. Michihiro Omigawa;

Felipe Sertanejo vs. Antonio Carvalho;

Ednaldo Lula vs. Still no opponent;

Mike pyle vs. Still no opponent;