Ian Machado Garry has a three-point plan, and all of it begins with handing Carlos Prates his first loss contained in the Octagon this Saturday night time.
Entering into the primary occasion highlight at UFC Kansas Metropolis, Garry will look to bounce again from his first profession loss when he meets the fast-rising Combating Nerds star in a conflict that might carry main welterweight title implications.
Garry agreed to step up and struggle in ‘The Metropolis of Fountains’ after Prates’ unique opponent, Geoff Neal, bowed out of their bout scheduled for April 12 in Miami. That alone ought to curry sufficient favor to maintain him in title talks, even with a loss. But when Garry manages to place Prates’ lights out, his requires a welterweight championship alternative will go from absurd to plain.
“Once I win Saturday night time and I placed on the present I’m going to placed on towards Carlos Prates and I end him, there is no such thing as a different choice—I’m subsequent,” Garry stated through the UFC Kansas Metropolis media day on Wednesday. “You are taking these fights on quick discover, you present up, you save the cardboard, meaning I’m subsequent. Once I win that belt, you’ll be able to come see me in that Octagon.”
The stakes are excessive between Ian Machado Garry and Carlos Prates
Earlier than arising quick towards Shavkat Rakhmonov in December, Garry was an ideal 15-0 in his blended martial arts profession. And whereas shedding to ‘Nomad’ delayed his title aspirations, handing Prates his first defeat contained in the Octagon would possible put him proper again into title talks.
After all, a victory for Prates could be an enormous second for the Brazilian, who presently sits because the No. 13 ranked contender within the division. Defeating Garry would thrust him into the highest 10, probably overtaking the Irishman’s No. 7 spot and probably setting the stage for his first shot at UFC gold.
