Prates can now claim early finish over Maddalena compared to Makhachev

Following Carlos Prates's stoppage victory over Jack Della Maddalena, he now has leverage to promote himself against Islam Makhachev by pointing out that he finished Maddalena early while Makhachev went to decision. The post suggests this gives Prates talking points for potential media confrontations with Makhachev. The author notes that Makhachev now has multiple potential media-savvy opponents who can create storylines, with Ian Garry and Shavkat Rakhmonov (Morales in original) not being the only options for generating pre-fight hype.