Carlos Prates shaves head of fan battling cancer ahead of UFC Kansas City
Carlos Prates will face Ian Machado Garry in the UFC Kansas City main event on Saturday. Ahead of the biggest fight of his professional mixed martial arts career, Prates fulfilled a unique request from a fan who is currently battling cancer.
In an Instagram post from the UFC:
“Earlier today @TheNightmare_170 met his biggest fan, Randy ahead of #UFCKansasCity.
Randy has been battling esophageal cancer for the past year, and reached out to Carlos via Instagram to shave his head when he found out his favorite fighter was headlining in his hometown.
Randy is now the newest member of the Fighting Nerds! š¤”
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āHeās teaching me a lot this week,ā Prates said after meeting Randy on Wednesday. āSometimes we have to learn. We usually complain a lot about any little thing that happens in our lives and [this] guy is here after a terminal cancer diagnosis, he texted me to shave his head because Iām his favorite fighter and man, we can see that our problems are nothing and this man is here, heās standing, he came here and said he wonāt give up and I think thatās what we have to keep as a life lesson to never give up just like heās doing fighting against this disease thatās a very tough one.
āBut Iām sure heāll be fine. Heāll get better and I hope in a couple of months I can come back here and see him.ā
