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Carlos Prates delivered one of the best knockouts of the year last night (Sat., Aug. 16, 2025) at UFC 319 LIVE on ESPN+ pay-per-view (PPV) from inside United Center in Chicago, Illinois, when he clobbered welterweight contender Geoff Neal with a spinning back elbow at the first-round buzzer.