{"id":41264,"date":"2026-10-26T04:13:54","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T04:13:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Michael-Morales-warns-Carlos-Prates-Youre-gonna-need-those-lungs-203355"},"modified":"2026-10-26T04:13:54","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T04:13:54","slug":"michael-morales-warns-carlos-prates-youre-gonna-need-those-lungs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/michael-morales-warns-carlos-prates-youre-gonna-need-those-lungs\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Morales warns Carlos Prates: ‘You’re gonna need those lungs’"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Michael
\nMorales<\/a> took aim at Carlos
\nPrates<\/a> following the announcement of their interim title
\nfight.<\/p>\n

Morales and Prates will compete for the
\nUltimate Fighting Championship<\/a> interim welterweight title at
\nUFC
\n336<\/a> on Jan. 30, 2027, in Toronto.<\/p>\n

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Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Michael Morales tells Carlos Prates to quit smoking ahead of
\ntheir UFC 336 interim welterweight title fight<\/h2>\n

After defending his title against Ian Garry<\/a> in
\nAugust, Islam
\nMakhachev<\/a> initially indicated that he wanted to fight again
\nbefore Ramadan next year. However, UFC CEO Dana White said the
\nchampion now wants to return after Ramadan. The winner of
\nPrates-Morales is expected to face Makhachev in a title unification
\nbout.<\/p>\n

While Prates criticized Makhachev, Morales directed his attention
\ntoward the Brazilian, urging him to stop smoking before their
\nmatchup.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou called me a coward, but you needed ten months to get ready to
\nfight me?\u201d Morales said in a video posted on Instagram. \u201cBro, I
\ndon\u2019t make excuses. I wait for my moment and take whatever
\nopportunity comes my way. Now shut your mouth and quit smoking,
\nbecause trust me, you\u2019re gonna need those lungs.\u201d<\/p>\n

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