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The UFC Kansas City battle card decreases this evening, with a centerpiece that has consequences for the UFC welterweight rankings.

The headlining bout of the UFC Kansas City occasion sees Ian Machado Garry (15-1), who is seeking to rebound from his very first profession loss, versus Carlos Prates (21-6), a male who is 4-0 with the UFC. Prates is not just unbeaten throughout his UFC run, which started in February 2024, he has 4 knockout wins and 4 “Efficiency of the Night” perks. None of Prates’s UFC contests have actually passed by the 2nd round. Machado Garry had an 8-0 advertising record heading into his UFC 310 bout opposite Shavkat Rakhmonov. Rakhmonov won that contest by means of consentaneous choice. Machado Garry has 3 surfaces with the UFC, all knockouts. His previous 4 battles have actually gone the range.

The UFC Battle Night co-main occasion sees previous UFC light heavyweight title opposition Anthony Smith (38-21) dealing with Zhang Mingyang (18-6) at 205 pounds. Smith has actually revealed his strategies to retire following tonight’s occasion. He goes into the card on a two-fight losing skid. Mingyang is 2-0 in the UFC with 2 first-round knockout wins and 2 fight-night perks.

UFC Kansas City Battle Card

Date: Saturday, April 26

Place: T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, MO

UFC Kansas City Battle Card: How To View Or Stream

Main Card Start Time: 9:00 p.m. ET on ESPN2

Initial Card Start Time: 6:00 p.m. ET on ESPN+

UFC Kansas City Main Card

Ian Machado Garry vs. Carlos Prates

Anthony Smith vs. Zhang Mingyang

Giga Chikadze vs. David Onama

Michel Pereira vs. Abus Magomedov

Randy Brown vs. Nicolas Dalby

Ikram Aliskerov vs. André Muniz

UFC Kansas City Initial Card

Matt Schnell vs. Jimmy Flick

Evan Senior citizen vs. Gauge Young

Chris Gutiérrez vs. John Castañeda

Da’Mon Blackshear vs. Alatengheili

Malcolm Wellmaker vs. Cameron Saaiman

Jaqueline Amorim vs. Polyana Viana

Timothy Cuamba vs. Roberto Romero

Chelsea Chandler vs. Joselyne Edwards

UFC Kansas City Centerpiece – Ian Machado Garry Vs. Carlos Prates

Ian Machado Garry (15-1) has an 8-1 record under the UFC banner. The 27-year-old has 5 choices and 3 knockouts. In June 2024, Machado Garry beat Michael “Venom” Page at UFC 303 to make his 8th straight win under the UFC banner. Nevertheless, he tasted defeat in his next getaway, dropping a choice to Shavkat Rakhmonov at UFC 310.

Machado Garry at first encountered as a Conor McGregor clone, however the positive Irish fighter has actually discovered his own character as a rival who is more than going to handle the most difficult the rivals the UFC can reserve him versus, something he did once again in accepting this battle on brief notification.

Machado Garry is the No. 7 ranked UFC welterweight.

Carlos Prates (21-6) signed up with the UFC in 2023 with a knockout win on a Dana White’s Competitor Series card. Ever since, the 31-year-old has actually gone 4-0 with the UFC, winning each of those battles by knockout. Prates likewise made efficiency perks for each of his 4 knockouts. In his newest trips, Prates scored an August 2024 interruption of Li Jingliang before proceeding to beat Neal Magny by means of TKO on a UFC Battle Night Card in November.

Prates, a member of The Combating Geeks group, is on an 11-fight winning streak in general.

The UFC had actually Prates scheduled to deal with Geoff Neal at UFC 314, however that battle broke down when Neal withdrew from the contest in late March. With that, Prates was relocated to the top of this battle card when Garry consented to face him on brief notification.

Prates is the No. 13 fighter in the UFC’s main 170-pound rankings.

Stay tuned for more protection from the UFC Kansas City battle card. Consisting of live UFC Kansas City results, responses, wrap-ups and video highlights throughout tonight’s occasion.