Islam Makhachev reveals why he turned down January fight with Carlos Prates

Islam Makhachev has spoken up about why he’s not fighting Carlos Prates in January. For the last few weeks, the MMA world has been flooded with rumors that Makhachev would defend his welterweight title against Prates at UFC 336 in January; however, on Saturday, the UFC announced that those rumors are untrue. Instead, Prates will…