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WEIGHING IN

UFC JDM vs Prates Reaction

WEIGHING IN

John McCarthy & Josh Thomson's MMA Show

Sports

4.6531 Ratings

🗓️ 2 May 2026

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Jack Della Maddalena vs Carlos Prates is going down, and we’re LIVE reacting to all the action! On this episode of Weighing In, Josh Thomson gives his live reaction and breakdown of JDM vs Prates — from the biggest moments in the fight to what this means for the division moving forward. We’ll cover the striking exchanges, game plans, and where both fighters go next after this matchup. Join us LIVE and drop your thoughts in the chat — we’ll be answering fan questions and reacting in real time! 💧 Stay Hydrated with LMNT This offer may be claimed for LMNT customers, ONLY THROUGH OUR LINK! http://drinklmnt.com/WeighingIn https://www.amazon.com/shop/therealpunk?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_aipsfshop_PXSPXPTQ4J26QW4FP4T5 🔥 Join the Weighing In Membership Get exclusive perks including priority fan questions and early access to videos! 💥 $1.99/month 💥 $4.99/month (includes the chance to debate Josh on the show!) 📲 Follow Us Instagram & Twitter: @weighingin @therealpunk

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0:00.0

Well, hello, everyone. Carlos Prattis gets it done quickly, elegantly, and man, he is such a massive, massive welterweight.

0:10.3

I would didn't, I never realized how big he was.

0:14.2

I guess because when I saw him against Ian Gary Machado and I've seen him against other other fighters, I just, it felt like he was maybe slightly bigger.

0:37.8

But when he matched up and he was face to face with JDM, I was like, holy cow, Carlos Prostas is enormous. Now look, I've always said, and I've always said that tall, long, lanky fighters, I think this is the, this is the sport for them, right? I mean, obviously you would, you'd say basketball, right, tall long lanky fighters i think this is the this is the sport for them right i mean obviously you would you'd say basketball right tall long lanky but i think honestly in the fight world

0:43.2

this is the sport for them this is the sport that is best for those style fighters look at

0:49.7

anderson silver look at john jones look at um gsp was considered tall long and lanky when he was the

0:56.0

welterweight division i mean obviously these guys are a lot bigger now uh the way that they've learned

1:01.3

how to cut weight take care of themselves full nutrition but gs p was ahead of his time uh john was ahead

1:06.7

of his time as well john jones and you've got other fighters in these divisions, man, just absolutely insane.

1:13.0

Carlos Prattis put on a performance.

1:15.4

He looked absolutely dominant.

1:18.6

He looked fast.

1:19.6

He looked clean.

1:20.7

He looked composed.

1:21.6

He looked ready for anything that comes his way.

1:24.5

Now, I will say this.

1:27.0

JDM is not the wrestler of Islam. JDM is not the wrestler of Islam. J.D.M. is not the

1:30.0

wrestler of some of the other guys in that, in that division. Let me go ahead and look this up.

1:35.0

When I'm looking at the, uh, do, do, do you can J.D.M. Russell as well as Michael Morales.

1:41.4

Probably not since I think Michael Morales is an Ecuadorian, like national

1:45.9

champ or something along those lines from what I heard. He cannot wrestle as good as Bala Muhammad.

1:50.6

Now he was able to stop some of Balaal's takedowns, but Bala didn't start wrestling until round

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