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UFC 336: Morales taunts Prates and says his rival will need lungs

Michael Morales taunted Carlos Prates before their interim welterweight title fight at UFC 336, set for 30 January in Toronto. Unbeaten with 19 wins, the Ecuadorian questioned the ten months the Brazilian took to accept the bout.

By RedaçãoPublished: 10/25/2026, 12:07

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Carlos Prates e Michael Morales vão disputar o cinturão interino dos meio-médios, com limite de 77,1 kg, no UFC 336, que acontece em 30 de janeiro, em Toronto, no Canadá. Antes da luta, o equatoriano respondeu às provocações do brasileiro e cobrou o tempo que o rival levou para aceitar o duelo.

Morales está invicto no MMA profissional, com 19 vitórias, e usou as redes sociais para publicar um vídeo em que questiona a demora de dez meses. O recado foi direto: o brasileiro vai precisar de pulmões fortes.

Depois do vídeo, Morales repetiu a provocação: “Você me chamou de covarde, mas precisou de dez meses para se preparar para lutar comigo? Cara, eu não dou desculpas. Espero a minha vez e aproveito qualquer oportunidade que aparecer. Agora cale a boca e pare de fumar, porque, acredite, você vai precisar desses pulmões.”

Do outro lado, Carlos Prates chega como um dos nomes mais quentes da divisão. Conhecido como 'Pesadelo', o paulista de Taubaté tem 33 anos, acumula 24 vitórias e sete derrotas como profissional, com 19 nocautes e três finalizações, e integra a equipe Fighting Nerds.

O currículo recente sustenta a expectativa: vitórias sobre Jack Della Maddalena, Leon Edwards e Geoff Neal o colocaram entre os favoritos ao cinturão da categoria. Para os dois, a disputa pelo título interino no UFC 336 vale a aproximação da unificação com o campeão linear da divisão.

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