Ian Machado Garry beat Carlos Prates in a extremely anticipated UFC welterweight important occasion in Kansas Metropolis.
Ian Machado Garry survived a late scare from Carlos Prates, incomes a unanimous determination in a bounce-back effort to cap off the welterweight important occasion at Final Combating Championship (UFC) Struggle Evening in Kansas Metropolis.
Garry gained on the judges’ scorecards, 48-47, 48-47, 49-46, to finish Prates’s unbeaten run within the UFC.
Garry was in charge of 4 of 5 rounds on Saturday night time, protecting Prates off-guard with superior motion, feinting, wrestling, and off-balance hanging assaults within the Octagon.
Within the ultimate 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 toes and on the bottom, however with each fighters struggling fatigue late within the struggle, the Irishman survived the late onslaught.
Publish-match, Garry stated he was unfazed by Prates’s fifth-round flurry.
“I used to be not damage,” Garry stated after he was awarded the choice over Prates. “I used to be acutely aware at each second. I understand how harmful that man is. I’ve nothing however respect for what he and his group (The Combating Nerds) do.”
Garry revealed that he’s the official backup fighter for UFC 315’s welterweight title struggle on Could 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 be aware, defeating the previous UFC gentle 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 struggle was known as off.
Regardless of the end result, Smith stated he was pleased with what he had achieved 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 shedding streak.
Saturday’s competitors was the primary UFC occasion in Kansas Metropolis since April 2023.
