Following his victory over Jack Della Maddalena, Carlos Prates now has talking points to use when calling out Islam Makhachev, specifically that he was able to finish Maddalena early while Makhachev went the distance. The post suggests this gives Prates ammunition for media confrontations with Makhachev. It also notes that Makhachev now has multiple potential media-savvy opponents creating storylines, with Ian Garry and Sean Brady not being the primary ones. The implication is that Prates can now legitimately position himself as a challenger who accomplished something Makhachev didn't against the same opponent.
