Prates is too small for welterweight.

[Poatan]

i bet Prates barely cuts any weight.Hes too skinny for WW division. Few legs kicks from Garry and he crumbles.

 

[MisfitsBR]

wtf, he is 1,85m

and he said he is bulking, that's why he is smoking less because smoking decrease appetite

 

[TheMoa]

He's lanky as fuck and probably has dense point bones the way he hurts guys. But yes, he said on a couple of interviews that he cuts very little weight (4kgs) and that after the last fight he was working with a nutritionist to pack up a little bit of good weight (not much).

 

[GrantB13]

I like when guys fight at weights they don't have to cut from. If a guy who weighs 170 knocks out a guy who weighs 200 that's more impressive.

 

[15089371]

Maybe he doesn't have enough size for the top guys, but in terms of his frame he's big for 170. This weightclass is definitely the best for him, he can nicely fill out that frame over the next years.

 

[Hezekiah]

wtf, he is 1,85m

and he said he is bulking, that's why he is smoking less because smoking decrease appetite

That's height, not size.

He's a skinny dude, but no idea how much he cuts. His power is good at least, need to see him grapple some of the top guys.

 

[Pilo]

Apparently he’s walking around at 177 lbs, so if you mean that he’s not a big weight cutter, you’re right.

He’s pretty tall and lanky, though. Curious to see the size difference between him and Ian Garry on fight night, perhaps that might be eye opening.

These big weight disparities tend to be an issue when a smaller man fights a bigger man with a wrestling-heavy game. Prates hasn’t had to do that yet. He seems fine for now.

 

[Thesnake101]

Your mom is too big for HW.

 

[Portland8242]

Well thankfully he's fighting a guy who doesn't cut much for WW either. Ian Garry also doesn't cut much at all to make 170.

Prates also has a very, very good reach. If he loses it's not going to have anything to do with size.

 

[AndrewGolota48]

Prates definitely needs to cut down to a George Roop style physique and fight at 155.

 

[TriangleMonkey]

WW’s typically are huge weight-cutters

At least he has the frame to match them

His power is insane at his size/build

 

[mmacool]

50/50 fight. Ian is pretty good, Prates got the hype.

 

[Tweak896]

Prates has such high level striking it doesn't matter, but when real wrestlers come it's going to be a problem. Would be interesting to see him vs Usman

 

[Mr.Maelstrom]

WW’s typically are huge weight-cutters

At least he has the frame to match them

His power is insane at his size/build

All that rangy leverage, you can just tell he packs a wallop in everything he throws.

I always root for strikers at 170, seeing as how it's a very wrestler/grappler dominated weight class in terms of championship reigns

 

[TriangleMonkey]

All that rangy leverage, you can just tell he packs a wallop in everything he throws.

I always root for strikers at 170, seeing as how it's a very wrestler/grappler dominated weight class in terms of championship reigns

I welcome our WW Poatan and hope he planks Ian



Was watching him crack thai pads with boxing mitts with his coaches and he got snap in both his punches and kicks

He brings the actual power Thai-style whereas Garry’s an egotistical point-fighter who will likely wrestle, and wrestle shitty to steal rounds

 

[Neck&Neck]

He has that classic Emphysema frame

 

[Croton]

Neither of them cut much weight at all.

 

[Poatan]

Neither of them cut much weight at all.

Garry is massive welterweight. Just look how thick his legs are also he fought at 185 when he was amateur. He walks around 200+ easily

 

[188912345]

Garry is massive welterweight. Just look how thick his legs are also he fought at 185 when he was amateur. He walks around 200+ easily

He's a vegan nowadays.
He doesn't cut a lot of weight recently.

"For his part, Garry weighed the same on Friday at 170.5 pounds but only gained an additional 10.1 pounds — six percent of his body weight — and ultimately earned a unanimous decision victory in the fight."

 

[Bork Neslar]

So? Are you worried about him?