Carlos Prates has shared his prediction for the upcoming welterweight title combat between Islam Makhachev and Ian Machado Garry.
The 2 will sq. off at UFC 330, which is about to happen on the Xfinity Cell Enviornment in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this Saturday.
In a video shared by UFC on their social media, Prates predicted that the combat would go to the judges’ scorecards, including that the challenger would emerge victorious. He mentioned:
UFC 330 – Ian Garry is gonna beat [Islam] Makhachev by determination. I don’t know whether it is unanimous or break up determination, nevertheless it’s gonna be determination.
Try Carlos Prates’ prediction for UFC 330 beneath:
Makhachev, in his first 170lb title protection, comes into the combat following a unanimous determination win over Jack Della Maddalena at UFC 322. He has not misplaced a combat since 2015, and likewise held the light-weight belt for nearly three years.
Garry, however, is on a two-fight successful streak, along with his final win coming in opposition to former welterweight champ Belal Muhammad, again in November 2025. Like Makhachev, Garry has additionally misplaced simply as soon as in his MMA profession (to Shavkat Rakhmonov at UFC 310).
Ian Machado Garry beat Carlos Prates solely final 12 months
Ian Machado Garry has a win over Carlos Prates within the UFC, and it got here solely final 12 months as he beat the Brazilian through unanimous determination. It additionally occurs to be Prates’ solely loss to date within the UFC.
The very lively Prates went on to combat thrice since then, incomes brutal KO wins over veterans of the game in Leon Edwards and Geoff Neal. Actually, the 32-year-old turned the primary man to complete Edwards.
Prates then beat former welterweight champ Jack Della Maddalena through TKO three months again in Could 2026. Ought to Garry beat Makhachev at UFC 330, a rematch in opposition to Prates may very nicely be on the playing cards.
