Carlos Prates' 'Nightmare' nickname comes from Brazilian children's TV character

Carlos Prates' nickname 'The Nightmare' (Pesadelo in Portuguese) has an unexpected origin story unrelated to his fighting style. In the 2000s, a popular Brazilian children's show called 'Sítio do Picapau Amarelo' (Yellow Woodpecker Farm) featured a character named Pesadelo. Prates' friends thought he resembled this character and gave him the nickname, which eventually carried over perfectly into his fighting career. The post notes that while friends saw a resemblance between Prates and the TV character, the author does not see the similarity himself. The nickname has since become synonymous with Prates' rising career in MMA.