Carlos Prates is back in a big way. After a disappointing loss in his last outing against Ian Machado Garry, the Fighting Nerds welterweight sent quite a message to the rest of the division at UFC 319 after the flattened Geoff Neal with a brutal spinning back elbow knockout at the close of the first

UFC 319 promised fireworks, and Brazilian welterweight Carlos Prates delivered exactly that. He secured a sensational knockout win against Geoff The post Carlos Prates and Lerone Murphy Lands Historic Back-to-Back Spinning Elbow Knockouts at UFC 319 to Earn $50K Bonus appeared first on FirstSportz.

Carlos Prates authored one of two spinning back elbow KOs at UFC 319. | Getty/UFC Carlos Prates’ post-fight honors were decided before he even exited the Octagon. The Fighting Nerds representative received a $50,

The UFC handed out four bonuses after Saturday's card in the “Windy City,” and all four went to fighters on the main card. After UFC 319, four fighters picked up an extra $50,000 for their performances at United Center in Chicago. Check out the winners below.

The spinning elbow is one of the most devastating and cinematic techniques in combat sports, a strike immortalized in Muay Thai by legends like Samson Isaan

UFC welterweight Carlos Prates made good on his pre-fight press conference conference promise that he would only need one round to beat Geoff Neal.

Geoff Neal isn't getting caught up in what Carlos Prates is saying about a more calculated strategy for UFC 319.

UFC 319 star Carlos Prates landed one of the nastiest knockouts in recent promotional history over Geoff Neal on Saturday night in Chicago. With one second remaining in Round 1, Prates caught Neal with a spinning back elbow to the head that immediately flattened his adversary.

Dricus Du Plessis looks to defend his middleweight title belt as Khamzat Chimaev looks to remain undefeated and claim the championship during UFC 319.