UFC fighters analyze Carlos Prates' devastating knee strikes against DDM

Several UFC fighters provided detailed breakdowns of Carlos Prates' striking performance, particularly his knee techniques. Cory Sandhagen highlighted Prates' unique spring-loaded knee strikes that generated exceptional power without traditional stepping, and noted how he transitioned these into deceptive high kicks. Sandhagen also praised Prates' slicing elbows that broke through his opponent's guard. Jorge Masvidal called it some of the best knee work he's seen in a long time, comparing the performance to Mortal Kombat and noting how the knee threat completely shut down his opponent's close-range boxing. However, Masvidal suggested Islam Makhachev's wrestling would present a nightmare matchup. Dustin Poirier observed that Prates' fearlessness of takedowns allowed him to throw knees more aggressively, while Dean Thomas noted the knees were well-disguised within his hand combinations.