The UFC Combat Night time occasion set for Kansas Metropolis, Mo., now has a brand new headliner.
On April 26 at T-Cell Middle, Ian Machado Garry returns to motion to face the surging Carlos Prates in an thrilling welterweight headliner. The brand new fundamental occasion replaces Jamahal Hill vs. Khalil Rountree, which was the preliminary headliner for the occasion. The promotion officially announced the information Tuesday.
Eire’s Machado Garry (15-1 MMA, 8-1 UFC) will look to rebound from the primary skilled lack of his profession. At UFC 310 in December, the beforehand undefeated contender got here up brief on the scorecards towards unbeaten Shavkat Rakhmonov in what was billed as a title eliminator. Machado Garry received his first eight UFC fights, a streak that included three finishes.
Brazil’s Prates (21-6 MMA, 4-0 UFC) had a banner debut yr in 2024. He racked up 4 wins with 4 stoppages and 4 Efficiency of the Night time bonuses. Trevin Giles, Charles Radtke, Li Jingliang and Neil Magny had been all stopped earlier than the top of Spherical 2.
With the addition, the UFC Combat Night time occasion in Kanas Metropolis consists of:
- Ian Machado Garry vs. Carlos Prates
- Anthony Smith vs. Zhang Mingyang
- Giga Chikadze vs. David Onama
- Michel Pereira vs. Abus Magomedov
- Ikram Aliskerov vs. Andre Muniz
- Randy Brown vs. Nicolas Dalby
- Jimmy Flick vs. Matt Schnell
- Evan Elder vs. Ahmad Hassanzada
- Jaqueline Amorim vs. Polyana Viana
- Cameron Saaiman vs. Malcolm Wellmaker
- Chelsea Chandler vs. Joselyne Edwards
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