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\nCarlos Prates understands why Conor McGregor might not want to
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While there was no formal fight offered to him by the Last month, McGregor revealed that he had been offered a \u201cno name\u201d Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n “I believe they did offer my name to McGregor and then he chickened “Even though his last fights were at 170 [pounds], he’s not a Though Prates-McGregor rumors didn\u2019t last long, however, as McGregor, meanwhile, is simply teasing a return to action “sometime this summer”<\/a> after previously all but guaranteeing \ud83d\udea8 Carlos “He chickened out and ran away… because I’m a tough matchup, man.
\nUFC<\/a>, Carlos
\nPrates<\/a> believes there may have been talks within the promotion
\nabout showdown with Conor
\nMcGregor<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nfor his next fight in a since-deleted post on social media.<\/p>\n\u2018I Wouldn\u2019t Accept That Fight Either\u2019<\/h2>\n
\nout and ran away because I’m a tough matchup, man,” Prates told
\nLaerte Viana<\/a> in a translated interview (via Championship
\nRounds). “The guy’s been inactive for five years, and it’s not even
\nin his weight class.<\/p>\n
\nnatural 170-pounder. I’m coming in with all the hype, knocking
\neveryone out, so if I were in his position, I wouldn’t accept that
\nfight either \u2013 no way. I think he probably wants to fight, I don’t
\nknow, maybe a former champion or someone like that.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\nThe Fighting Nerds<\/a> standout is slated to face former 170-pound
\nchampion Jack
\nDella Maddalena<\/a> in the UFC Perth<\/a>
\nheadliner on May 2. \u201cThe Nightmare\u201d has been victorious in six of
\nhis seven Octagon appearances and is coming off a second-round
\nknockout of Leon
\nEdwards<\/a> at UFC 322 this past November.<\/p>\n
\nthat he would be part of the UFC\u2019s highly-anticipated White House
\nevent. The Dublin native hasn\u2019t fought since breaking his leg in a
\nloss to Dustin
\nPoirier<\/a> in July 2021.<\/p>\n\n
\nPrates<\/a> says he heard his name was offered to Conor
\nMcGregor<\/a> and McGregor turned it down \ud83d\ude33<\/p>\n
\nThe guy’s been inactive for 5 years, and it’s not even in his
\nweight class. I’m coming in with all the hype,\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/Bh8HmCICjs<\/a><\/p>\n