Jon Anik highlighted Carlos Prates' upcoming fight against Ian Machado Gary as a considerable stylistic difficulty compared to Prates' cancelled matchup with Jeff Neal. Anik praised Prates' overall appeal and fighting persona, describing him as looking and acting like a real killer. Nevertheless, he emphasized concerns by explicitly calling the Ian Machado Gary bout a different and likely tougher matchup challenge. Anik suggests bettors and fantasy players take caution considering this elevated matchup challenge for Prates, who will face a distinctly different opponent and higher caliber test in Machado Gary.