Two lengthy welterweight strikers with 78-inch reaches have agreed to fight each other at UFC 309 this fall as [autotag]Randy Brown[/autotag] and [autotag]Carlos Prates[/autotag] will face off in a three-round bout Nov. 16 at Madison Square Garden.
A person with knowledge of the situation confirmed the booking to MMA Junkie but asked to remain anonymous as the promotion has yet to make an official announcement. Ag. Fight first reported the news, and Brown confirmed it on his Instagram account.
A New York native, Brown (19-5 MMA, 13-5 UFC) fights at home once again. Since a 3-3 start to his UFC career, Brown has gone 7-1 in his most recent eight. Brown most recently competed in June when he extended his winning streak to three when he defeated Elizeu Zaleski Dos Santos by unanimous decision at UFC 302 in June.
Prates (20-3 MMA, 3-0 UFC) has exploded onto the international scene in 2024. He’s won all three of his fights by performance bonus-earning knockouts, including a violent dismantling of Li Jingliang at UFC 305 in August.
With the addition, the UFC 309 lineup includes:
- Champion Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic – for heavyweight title
- Michael Chandler vs. Charles Oliveira
- Paul Craig vs. Bo Nickal
- Randy Brown vs. Carlos Prates
- Eryk Anders vs. Chris Weidman
- Viviane Araujo vs. Karine Silva
- Nikita Krylov vs. Azamat Murzakanov
- Veronica Hardy vs. Eduarda Moura
- Jonathan Martinez vs. Marcus McGhee
- Ramiz Brahimaj vs. Mickey Gall
- Bassil Haffez vs. Oban Elliot
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 309.