UFC, Carlos Prates and Rio de Janeiro
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The Brazilian welterweight lit up a cigarette at his post-fight press conference after knocking out Geoff Neal with a spinning elbow.
The UFC main card was one of the best of the year, with two spinning back elbow finishes and a dominant performance by new middleweight champion Khamzat Chimaev.
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.