LIGHTWEIGHT BELTS 🏆 @thenightmare170 vs. @michaellmma ( #UFC336 | Jan 30 on@paramountplus ) https://t.co/PMzu9hrTa0
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October 24, 2026
Carlos Prates and Michael Morales goes out
Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight title at
UFC 336.
The match gives both competitors a chance to win UFC gold as the undisputed champion Islam Makhachov cannot compete in January. Prates, a Brazilian knockout artist, faces the undefeated Ecuadorian Morales, who has won all seven of his UFC fights.
Prates & Morales fight for UFC gold while Makhatchov holds the belt
Prates (24-7) has won three straight fights by knockout or TKO and has finished all seven of his UFC victories. Morales (19-0) will look to maintain his undefeated record, with the winner expected to face Makhachov in a title unification bout. Responding to a fan on Instagram on Friday, Prates suggested that Makhachov should not be his next opponent: “I heard that Islam doesn’t even want to fight bro. How can he beat me?”
Makhachov (29-1) won the welterweight title As Jack Della Maddalena last year and defended against it Ian Garry in August. Garry handed Prates his only UFC loss.
Joshua Van defends his UFC flyweight title against Manel Kape at UFC 336
The UFC flyweight champion is also on the card Joshua Van
against defends his title Manel Cape.
Van, one of the youngest champions in UFC history, will put his 125-pound belt on the line against his former.
Rizin Fighting Federation bantamweight champion.
The UFC announced the bouts on Saturday during this
UFC 333 show. UFC 336 will take place on January 30, 2027 at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto.
AIRWEIGHT FOR TORONTO LINE 🚨 @JoshuaVanBT vs @ManelKape ! ( #UFC336 | Jan 30 on @paramountplus ) https://t.co/kUyEXN7Vfq
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October 24, 2026
