Morales posts photo suggesting potential matchup with Prates for title shot

Michael Morales posted a photo on social media that appears to propose a fight with Carlos Prates to determine the next lightweight title challenger. The post asks whether these two fighters need to face each other to establish who fights the champion, or if the answer is already clear. If Islam Makhachev versus Ian Garry is booked for UFC 330 in August, the champion would not be ready for another defense until November at the earliest. The post includes a poll asking followers to predict who would win between Prates and Morales.