{"id":41250,"date":"2026-10-24T21:51:33","date_gmt":"2026-10-24T21:51:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Islam-Makhachev-unavailable-as-UFC-sets-PratesMorales-interim-title-for-UFC-336-203327"},"modified":"2026-10-24T21:51:33","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T21:51:33","slug":"islam-makhachev-unavailable-as-ufc-sets-prates-morales-interim-title-for-ufc-336","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/islam-makhachev-unavailable-as-ufc-sets-prates-morales-interim-title-for-ufc-336\/","title":{"rendered":"Islam Makhachev unavailable as UFC sets Prates-Morales interim title for UFC 336"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Carlos
\nPrates<\/a> and Michael
\nMorales<\/a> will square off for the
\nUltimate Fighting Championship<\/a> interim welterweight title at
\nUFC
\n336<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The matchup gives both contenders an opportunity to capture UFC
\ngold while undisputed champion Islam
\nMakhachev<\/a> is unavailable to compete in January. Prates, a
\nBrazilian knockout artist, will face Morales, an undefeated
\nEcuadorian who has won all seven of his UFC appearances.<\/p>\n

Prates & Morales Will Fight for UFC Gold While Makhachev Holds
\nBelt<\/h2>\n

Prates (24-7) has won three consecutive fights by knockout or
\ntechnical knockout and has finished all seven of his UFC victories.
\nMorales (19-0) will look to preserve his unbeaten record, with the
\nwinner expected to face Makhachev in a title unification bout. Responding to a fan on Instagram on Friday, Prates suggested
\nMakhachev would not be his next opponent: \u201cI heard that Islam don’t
\neven wanna fight bro. How he gonna beat me?\u201d<\/p>\n

Makhachev (29-1) won the welterweight title against Jack
\nDella Maddalena<\/a> last year and defended it against Ian Garry<\/a> in
\nAugust. Garry handed Prates his only UFC defeat.<\/p>\n

Joshua Van to defend UFC flyweight title against Manel Kape at
\nUFC 336<\/h2>\n

Also on the card, UFC flyweight champion Joshua Van<\/a>
\nwill defend his title against Manel
\nKape<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Van, one of the youngest champions in UFC history, will put his
\n125-pound belt on the line against the former
\nRizin Fighting Federation<\/a> bantamweight champion.<\/p>\n

The UFC announced the matchups Saturday during its
\nUFC 333<\/a> broadcast. UFC 336 is scheduled for Jan. 30, 2027, at
\nScotiabank Arena in Toronto.<\/p>\n

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