Garry predicts Edwards gets KO'd by Prates: 'He should be retired'

Ian Machado Garry believes Leon Edwards will lose to Carlos Prates in devastating fashion at UFC 322.

"I think (Prates is) gonna absolutely starch Leon," Garry told "The Ariel Helwani Show" on Tuesday. "I've been saying this for a long time: I think (Edwards) should be retired. And we might see that."

Edwards, a former welterweight champion, is looking to bounce back from a two-fight skid when he faces Prates on Nov. 15 at Madison Square Garden in New York. The 34-year-old Englishman dropped the title to Belal Muhammad in July 2024 and then suffered the first stoppage loss of his career - a fourth-round submission - against Sean Brady at UFC London in March.

Garry, one of the division's top contenders, said he's surprised Edwards agreed to fight Prates, who has earned knockouts in all five of his UFC victories.

"(Edwards has) been shouting and screaming about wanting to fight a striker for so long, and now he's got his opportunity, and I think he's gonna absolutely get punched around," Garry said.

Garry has had beef with Edwards since being kicked out of his gym, Team Renegade in Birmingham, England, two years ago. Edwards said Garry's behavior didn't align with the gym's culture, while Garry claimed that Edwards' coach didn't want him around because he viewed him as a "threat."

There was a time Garry was eager to fight Edwards, but he said Tuesday he doesn't care if it ever happens.

"I have no interest ever for him to ever earn any money off me doing all the hard work of being the more interesting fighter. ... If he was willing to fight me for all or nothing, I'd fight him in a heartbeat," Garry said. "Because I'd make sure he'd leave there absolutely punched around, unconscious, and then leave with no benefit."

He added: "I'm gonna have a Brazil flag on my shoulders come Nov. 15, cheering Carlos Prates on, watching him spark Leon Edwards unconscious."