Ian Machado Garry beat Carlos Prates in a extremely anticipated UFC welterweight primary occasion in Kansas Metropolis.
Ian Machado Garry survived a late scare from Carlos Prates, incomes a unanimous choice in a bounce-back effort to cap off the welterweight primary occasion at Final Combating Championship (UFC) Battle Night time in Kansas Metropolis.
Garry received on the judges’ scorecards, 48-47, 48-47, 49-46, to finish Prates’s unbeaten run within the UFC.
Garry was answerable for 4 of 5 rounds on Saturday evening, retaining Prates off-guard with superior motion, feinting, wrestling, and off-balance putting assaults within the Octagon.
Within the remaining minute of the fifth spherical, Prates mounted a livid comeback, making an attempt a fifth-round technical knockout (TKO) in opposition to his taller opponent. Prates unleashed a number of punches in opposition to Garry on the ft and on the bottom, however with each fighters struggling fatigue late within the combat, the Irishman survived the late onslaught.
Publish-match, Garry stated he was unfazed by Prates’s fifth-round flurry.
“I used to be not harm,” Garry stated after he was awarded the choice over Prates. “I used to be aware at each second. I understand how harmful that man is. I’ve nothing however respect for what he and his staff [The Fighting Nerds] do.”
Garry revealed that he’s the official backup fighter for UFC 315’s welterweight title combat on Might 10 between champion Belal Muhammad and Jack Della Maddalena.
Within the co-main occasion on Saturday, Mingyang Zhang ended Anthony Smith’s blended martial arts (MMA) profession on a bitter observe, defeating the previous UFC mild heavyweight title challenger by first-round TKO at 4 minutes and three seconds. Zhang landed a flurry of punches and elbows to overwhelm the Nebraska native earlier than the combat was referred to as off.
Regardless of the result, Smith stated he was happy with what he had completed over an up-and-down profession.
“I’m simply gonna be grateful it occurred,” Smith stated within the Octagon following the loss. “I admire you guys.”
Smith retired from MMA with 25 UFC appearances, successful 13. Zhang (19-6 MMA) nonetheless has not seen the second spherical in any of his profession wins, whereas Smith (37-22 MMA) ended his journey on a three-fight dropping streak.
Saturday’s competitors was the primary UFC occasion in Kansas Metropolis since April 2023.
