Carlos Prates says he's next for Islam Makhachev. But Chael Sonnen isn't convinced that's how this should play out. There's now a potential problem at the top of the division: Carlos Prates and Michael Morales both have legitimate arguments to be next in line. One suggestion has been to simply put them against each other and let the winner become the undisputed No. 1 contender. Sounds logical. But Chael sees a major downside. If two legitimate contenders fight each other, you eliminate one potential title fight. And if the UFC doesn't need them to fight each other to determine who's next, why remove one of those options? There's also the question of what happens to Islam while that fight takes place. If Morales and Prates have to fight first, Islam could potentially be sitting on the shelf while the UFC determines his next challenger. Chael's preference is clear: he doesn't want to eliminate either contender. Morales has an especially strong case. Chael points out that it was