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 towards Geoff Neal at UFC 319 in Chicago. The win not solely put Prates proper again into the welterweight title dialog, however it additionally served to hush lots of the Brazilian’s critics.
Prates has come beneath hearth in recent times after revealing that he often smokes cigarettes, an enormous no-no for many world-class athletes. Nevertheless, there are those that counseled Prates for being open and sincere about his nasty behavior, together with Borralho, who often trains alongside ‘The Nightmare’ of their native Brazil.
“I feel he’s true to himself. A variety of athletes who do smoke, really feel responsible about it,” Borralho stated in an interview courtesy of Stake.com. “Once you really feel responsible, that may deliver your vitality down, and also you gained’t carry out the way in which 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 superb. I feel Carlos is Romaria from MMA, and folks establish themselves with that.”
Carlos Prates and Caio Borralho might be one win away from a title alternative
Smoking doesn’t appear to have impacted Prates’ skill to go contained in the Octagon. Regardless of developing quick towards Ian Machado Garry, Prates placed on a strong five-round efficiency towards the Irish star.
Following his assertion victory over Neal, Prates may discover himself queued up for one more five-rounder and probably one huge 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.
