Jakarta - The world's largest mixed martial arts promoter Ultimate Fighting Championship announced a welterweight fight between Ian Machado Garry and Carlos Prates as the main event of the UFC Kansas City event on April 26.
"Whatever the reason for the cancellation of the Hill vs. Rountree fight, the UFC moved quickly to schedule a new main event that brings together Ian Mahcado and Carlos Prates," the MMA Fighting website reported, as monitored in Jakarta, Wednesday.
Garry faces an upcoming fight after a tough fight against Shavkat Rakhmonov in December 2024, in a fight to determine the number one contender in the welterweight division .
Although Garry was narrowly outclassed on paper, he gave Rakhmonov his toughest test to date, and now he gets a chance to bounce back against Prates, one of the rising stars in the welterweight division .
Prates enters the upcoming bout with a perfect undefeated record with four wins in the UFC.