Overview

• The UFC Kansas City event takes place tonight at the T-Mobile Center, headlined by a welterweight clash between Ian Machado Garry and Carlos Prates.
• Garry, ranked No. 7, looks to bounce back after his first UFC loss to Shavkat Rakhmonov in December 2024, which ended his eight-fight UFC win streak.
• Prates, ranked No. 13, enters the fight on an 11-fight winning streak, including four UFC knockouts that earned him performance bonuses.
• This short-notice matchup was arranged after Geoff Neal withdrew from a previously scheduled fight with Prates in late March.
• The winner of this bout is expected to climb closer to title contention in the welterweight division, adding significant stakes to the fight.