Prates and the Fighting Nerds have contributed to one of the best 12-month runs from any mixed martial arts team. Prates, Caio Borralho, Jean Silva and Mauricio Ruffy are a combin

The UFC officially has a new — and ferocious — welterweight contender. Matched against Neil Magny for his first UFC main event, Carlos Prates passed Saturday's test with flying colors, knocking out the record-setting veteran with a brutal punching assault in the closing seconds of round one at UFC Vegas 100.

In a 5-round welterweight bout in the main event, Neil Magny and Carlos Prates meet Saturday at UFC Fight Night 247 -- also known as UFC on ESPN+ 105 and UFC Vegas 100 -- at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.