Prime Final Preventing Championship (UFC) Welterweight contender Ian Garry returns to motion in opposition to surging Brazilian knockout artist Carlos Prates at UFC Kansas Metropolis this weekend (Sat., April 26, 2025), which matches down inside T-Cellular Middle in Kansas Metropolis, Missouri.
The blended martial arts (MMA) group broadly regards ‘The Preventing Nerds’ as one of many premier gyms, largely as a result of its male fighters stay undefeated contained in the Octagon.
UFC Kansas Metropolis headliner Garry largely endorses this view however ranks his upcoming opponent because the least formidable of the fitness center’s 4 standout fighters.
“I simply suppose they’re all nice, however Prates is the worst of the 4,” Garry instructed CBS not too long ago. “I believe [Mauricio] Ruffy is the very best. The way in which Ruffy strikes is unimaginable, the movement, it’s simply lovely to observe. And then you definately have a look at somebody like Caio [Borralho], who’s simply gifted in all places, he can beat you on the toes, beat you on the bottom. Jean Silva is only a canine. He’s actually a canine who was barking.”
I like watching these guys struggle,” Garry concluded. “I believe they’ve nice vitality and confidence within the Octagon. You see that and suppose that issues.”
Though Borralho holds the very best rating among the many 4, Prates sits second and can have headlined extra occasions by Saturday. There’s additionally an argument that Prates’ UFC resume outshines the others, making Garry’s dismissal seem to be pre-fight thoughts video games.
With simply three days till their conflict, Garry prepares to face the so-called weakest hyperlink of ‘The Preventing Nerds.’
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WELTERWEIGHT WAR! Final Preventing Championship (UFC) returns to T-Cellular Middle in Kansas Metropolis, Mo., for an electrifying important occasion conflict on April 26, 2025. Irish Welterweight star, Ian Machado Garry, takes on surging Brazilian finisher, Carlos Prates, in a high-stakes, five-round showdown. In UFC KC’s co-main occasion, former Gentle Heavyweight title challenger, Anthony Smith, faces off in opposition to the hard-hitting Zhang Mingyang, promising an explosive battle within the 205-pound division.
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