Dana White explains why UFC booked Carlos Prates vs. Michael Morales: 'You can't hold up divisions like this'

UFC president Dana White explained the booking of Carlos Prates vs. Michael Morales, stating that the original plan had been for welterweight champion Islam Makhachev to fight in January. With Makhachev unavailable, White justified the matchup by saying divisions cannot be put on hold indefinitely. The Prates vs. Morales bout was arranged to keep the welterweight division moving forward.