The Brazilian welterweight lit up a cigarette at his post-fight press conference after knocking out Geoff Neal with a spinning elbow.

Carlos Prates is already set for his next fight after his spectacular win at UFC 319. On the main card, Prates and Geoff Neal, both known for their knockout power, engaged in a welterweight bout that,

In back-to-back main card fights, Carlos Prates and Michael ‘Venom’ Page both proved why they are so exciting to watch every time they step inside the Octagon. Prates knocked out Geoff Neal in the first round to bounce back from the first defeat of his UFC career and get his welterweight momentum back on track.

The spinning elbow is one of the most devastating and cinematic techniques in combat sports, a strike immortalized in Muay Thai by legends like Samson Isaan

Carlos Prates celebrated his win at UFC 319 the only way he knows how to: by smoking a cigarette. The Brazilian MMA star goes through 10 cigarettes a day, and despite several attempts to kick the

Jason Herzog was the referee for the welterweight bout and he stopped the contest right at the final bell of round 1, after Neal had been dropped by the elbow in the final two seconds. A former UFC fighter wonders if the stoppage was premature.

Carlos Prates opens up about his smoking habit and weight cut as he prepares for UFC 319 return against Geoff Neal.

With Neal forced out due to injury, Prates instead faced Ian Machado Garry at UFC Kansas City in April. Garry won a decision that night, and Prates found himself rebooked with Neal.