"Guys, this is crazy," Prates wrote Monday on Instagram in Portuguese. "Six years without losing, I had forgotten how much it hurts, how it hurts the heart, the soul, more than an

Machado Garry was coming off a close loss to Shavkat Rakhmonov while Prates had gone 4-0 inside the octagon with four knockouts. Both men had a lot to prove in this one and they were both looking to make a statement. For the first three rounds, that statement was made by Machado Garry.

In his second UFC main event over the weekend, ‘Fighting Nerds’ star Carlos Prates faced a step-up in competition against the #7-ranked Ian Machado Garry. The welterweight matchup wasn’t all that competitive in the first 3-4 rounds with Machado Garry leading the dance with his striking output and multiple takedowns.