{"id":41065,"date":"2026-10-14T03:16:53","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T03:16:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Jean-Silva-doubts-Islam-Makhachev-can-survive-5-rounds-with-Carlos-Prates-203205"},"modified":"2026-10-14T03:16:53","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T03:16:53","slug":"jean-silva-doubts-islam-makhachev-can-survive-5-rounds-with-carlos-prates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/jean-silva-doubts-islam-makhachev-can-survive-5-rounds-with-carlos-prates\/","title":{"rendered":"Jean Silva doubts Islam Makhachev can survive 5 rounds with Carlos Prates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/jean-silva-doubts-islam-makhachev-can-survive-5-rounds-with-carlos-prates.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"\/><\/div>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Jean-Silva-239947\">Jean<br \/>\nSilva<\/a> is confident his teammate will become the next <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/organizations\/Ultimate-Fighting-Championship-2\"><br \/>\nUltimate Fighting Championship<\/a> welterweight champion.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Carlos-Prates-95593\">Carlos<br \/>\nPrates<\/a> is expected to challenge <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Islam-Makhachev-76836\">Islam<br \/>\nMakhachev<\/a> for the 170-pound title next year. His teammate Silva<br \/>\npredicts a knockout victory for the Brazilian.<\/p>\n<div id=\"adViAi\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Jean Silva says Carlos Prates&#8217; knockout power makes him a<br \/>\ndangerous opponent for Islam Makhachev<\/h2>\n<p>Despite Makhachev\u2019s wrestling prowess, Silva pointed to his<br \/>\nwillingness to trade strikes with <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Ian-Garry-268923\">Ian Garry<\/a> in<br \/>\nhis last title defense. He believes the Russian cannot afford to do<br \/>\nthe same against Prates, whose UFC victories have all come by<br \/>\nknockout or technical knockout.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Makhachev] stood to trade with Ian Garry because Ian Garry<br \/>\ndoesn\u2019t have the kind of knockout power that Prates does,\u201d Silva<br \/>\ntold MMA Fighting. \u201cHe\u2019s not going to stand and trade with Prates.<br \/>\nThat\u2019s a huge advantage for Carlos Prates, because he knows that<br \/>\nthe moment he lands his hand, the fight is over. It\u2019s five rounds.<br \/>\nI doubt he can go five rounds without taking a big shot from<br \/>\nPrates.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Prates has earned 19 of his 24 career victories by knockout or<br \/>\ntechnical knockout. His UFC finishes include wins over Jack Della<br \/>\nMaddalena, <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Leon-Edwards-62665\">Leon<br \/>\nEdwards<\/a>, <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Geoff-Neal-72107\">Geoff Neal<\/a><br \/>\nand <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Neil-Magny-69166\">Neil<br \/>\nMagny<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><center readability=\"2.482428115016\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"7.4472843450479\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Jean-Silva-239947\">Jean Silva<\/a><br \/>\nis confident <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Carlos-Prates-95593\">Carlos<br \/>\nPrates<\/a> will be the one to dethrone <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Islam-Makhachev-76836\">Islam<br \/>\nMakhachev<\/a>: &#8220;The moment he lands his hand, the fight is over,<br \/>\nIt\u2019s five rounds. I doubt he can go five rounds without taking a<br \/>\nbig shot from Prates.&#8221; (\ud83c\udfa5 @guicruzzz) https:\/\/t.co\/0wQ9C26NFd<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MMA Fighting (@MMAFighting) <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MMAFighting\/status\/2110000101020094955?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"><br \/>\nOctober 13, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/center>  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jean Silva is confident his teammate will become the next Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight champion. Carlos Prates is expected to challenge Islam Makhachev for the 170-pound title next year. His teammate Silva predicts a knockout victory for the Brazilian. 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