Carlos Prates: Jack Della Maddalena Won’t Be 'Hard Fight' for Belal Muhammad

🏆 Carlos Prates picks Belal Muhammad to beat Jack Della Maddalena, thinks it won't be a hard fight:

"I would like to see [JDM] as a champ because he is a striker, but I think Belal Muhammad is going to win. It's not gonna be a hard fight."

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While Carlos Prates would like Jack Della Maddalena to beat Belal Muhammad, he thinks it’s highly unlikely.

Maddalena challenges Muhammad for the welterweight title in the main event at UFC 315 on May 10 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Prates notes that Maddalena’s most high-caliber win came against Gilbert Burns in a fight which the Australian was losing until the last minute. While Maddalena has finished five of his seven UFC wins, Prates points out that he went to split decisions against Kevin Holland and Bassil Hafez. Meanwhile, Prates believes Muhammad has made his mark against much steeper competition.

Prates would like to see Maddalena as champ due to his entertaining style. However, “The Nightmare” believes it won’t be a hard night at the office for Muhammad.

“I think Belal [s] gonna win,” Prates told Home of Fight. “Jack Della Maddalena looks like a good fighter, but he fought one time [against] Kevin Holland and he won by split decision. Then he fought another guy, I don’t remember the name, [who is] not even in the UFC anymore. And then he fought Gilbert Burns and he was losing the fight, and in the last minute he won the fight. OK, it’s good but only his good win is against Gilbert Burns. And Belal Muhammad has been beating a lot of guys really good. I would like to see Jack Della Maddalena as a champ because he’s striker and things like that. But I think Belal Muhammad’s gonna win. It’s not gonna be a hard fight.”

Maddalena has promised a first-round stoppage win over Muhammad.

Maddalena finished his first four UFC fights in the first round before edging out two split decisions followed by a come-from behind TKO win over Burns. Meanwhile, “Remember the Name” has almost wiped out the entire division during his current 11-fight winning streak, which was topped off by his title win over Leon Edwards at UFC 304 last year.

Meanwhile, Prates is also gearing up for arguably the toughest test of his career in fellow contender Ian Garry (15-1). Prates and “The Future” will headline UFC Kansas City on April 26 at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri. While Prates his finished all four of his UFC opponents, Garry comes off his lone career loss against elite contender Shavkat Rakhmonov.