Carlos Prates Says Brazilians Have Street Experience That American and Caucasian Fighters Lack

Carlos Prates argued in a recent interview that Brazilian fighters carry a street-level toughness and code of conduct that their American and Caucasian counterparts simply do not possess. He used Khamzat Chimaev and Sean Strickland as examples, contrasting their backgrounds with the harsher social environment he believes shaped Brazilian fighters. Prates also weighed in on recent trash-talk incidents involving other fighters, saying certain lines — particularly disrespecting mothers and wives — would never be crossed without consequences in Brazil.