Welterweights Ian Machado Garry and Carlos Prates have agreed to fulfill within the new predominant occasion on the upcoming UFC Kansas Metropolis occasion on April 26.
The UFC introduced the matchup on Tuesday however made no point out what occurred to the unique headliner between Jamahal Hill and Khalil Rountree.
Regardless of the rationale with Hill vs. Rountree scrapped, the UFC moved swiftly to e book a brand new predominant occasion.
Garry accepts the combat following a back-and-forth battle in opposition to Shavkat Rakhmonov this previous December in a matchup to find out a No. 1 contender within the welterweight division. Whereas Garry got here up simply quick on the scorecards, he gave Rakhmonov his hardest take a look at so far and now he will get an opportunity to bounce again in opposition to one of many quickest rising stars within the division.
Prates comes into the combat with an ideal 4-0 report within the UFC with all of his fights ending by knockout within the first or second spherical. The Brazilian was initially scheduled to face Geoff Neal at UFC 314 however Neal suffered an damage that compelled him off the cardboard.
Reasonably than rebook him in opposition to a unique opponent on that date, the UFC shifted Prates to the Kansas Metropolis headliner the place he now faces Garry as a substitute.
Garry vs. Prates headlines the cardboard on April 26 with the occasion additionally that includes Anthony Smith in his retirement bout in opposition to Zhang Mingyang and Giga Chikadze taking over David Onama in a featherweight conflict.
