Carlo Ricardo Prater[1] (born June 25, 1981) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist previously competing in the Welterweight division.
Prater's father took a pulpit job in Connecticut, resulting in the family to move to the United States.
[4] After his parents divorced, Prater moved with his father to Oklahoma in 1993 and began competing in wrestling.
After viewing the first UFC events, Prater began training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and judo while he was also wrestling.
Having excelled, Prater was recruited by MMA fighter and grappler Jeff Lindsey before moving back to Brazil in 1998.
[10] Prater looked to have originally lost the bout via TKO due to punches at 0:29 seconds in first round.
[14] Following a short stint in the UFC, Prater returned to face Carlos Diego Ferreira at LFC 20 on May 31, 2013.
He made his promotional debut at Titan FC 32 on December 19, 2014, against Rick Hawn and lost the fight by unanimous decision.