Preventing Nerds co-founder Caio Borralho sees many similarities between his teammate, Carlos Prates, and soccer legend Romário de Souza Faria.
After surrendering his first loss contained in the Octagon in April, Prates bounced again with a vicious first-round spinning elbow KO in opposition to Geoff Neal at UFC 319 in Chicago. The win not solely put Prates proper again into the welterweight title dialog, but it surely additionally served to hush quite a lot of the Brazilian’s critics.
Prates has come underneath hearth in recent times after revealing that he frequently smokes cigarettes, an enormous no-no for many world-class athletes. Nonetheless, there are those that counseled Prates for being open and sincere about his nasty behavior, together with Borralho, who frequently trains alongside ‘The Nightmare’ of their native Brazil.
“I feel he’s true to himself. Lots of athletes who do smoke, really feel responsible about it,” Borralho stated in an interview courtesy of Stake.com. “If you really feel responsible, that can deliver your power down, and also you received’t carry out the best way you need. For positive, it’s not the instance for the younger technology, however he’s true to himself.
“Additionally, he doesn’t get drained, man! He does 5, 6, 7 rounds, and by no means will get drained! Can everyone be like Carlos? No, however he does it! Brazil had a soccer participant years in the past referred to as Romario. He was recognized for partying, however when it got here to the sport, he was wonderful. I feel Carlos is Romaria from MMA, and other people determine themselves with that.”
Carlos Prates and Caio Borralho could possibly be one win away from a title alternative
Smoking doesn’t appear to have impacted Prates’ means to go contained in the Octagon. Regardless of arising brief in opposition to Ian Machado Garry, Prates placed on a strong five-round efficiency in opposition to the Irish star.
Following his assertion victory over Neal, Prates might discover himself queued up for one more five-rounder and probably one massive win away from a shot on the undisputed welterweight world title.
As for Borralho, the streaking middleweight sensation will look to take over the division’s No. 1 rating when he meets present top-ranked contender Nassourdine Imavov this Saturday evening at UFC Paris.
