Carlos Prates will welcome Ian Garry to the primary occasion highlight this weekend.
After his struggle with Geoff Neal at UFC 314 fell by, Prates was pushed to the headliner of UFC Kansas Metropolis this weekend. Nevertheless, it received’t be Neal who faces off in opposition to the Preventing Nerds star. As a substitute, it’ll be rising Irish contender Ian Garry.
‘The Future’ has been one of many extra intriguing newcomers lately, however regardless of his rise by the welterweight ranks, Garry has by no means featured on the prime of a UFC card. And Prates believes he is aware of why that’s.
“I’ve been with the corporate for one 12 months,” Prates informed MMA Hoje. “Two principal occasions, and 4 knockout bonuses… This child’s been within the UFC for 4 years and hasn’t received a single bonus in his life. A bunch of choices, boring ass fights. If he’s combating in the primary occasion in the present day, it’s as a result of I selected him. I mentioned I wished to struggle him.”
Like him or not, there’s some fact to Prates’ feedback. By means of 4 appearances with the promotion, ‘The Nightmare’ has 4 wins and 4 knockouts, whereas Garry has gone to a call in six of his 9 fights below the UFC banner. Moreover, ‘The Future’ has not completed an opponent in almost two years, the final being Daniel Rodriguez at UFC on ABC 4.
Since then, Garry has scored selections over Neil Magny, Geoff Neal, and Michael ‘Venom’ Web page.
Carlos Prates says Garry will go away with a ‘Full Pocket’ and nothing extra
With UFC Kansas Metropolis being Garry’s first headliner with the promotion, the Irishman will doubtless earn himself a sizeable bump in pay. However in line with Prates, that’s all he’s going to go away with.
“You’ll make some cash there,” Prates mentioned of Garry. “After he wakes up, he’ll should say: ‘Thanks, Carlos Prates, you made me make good cash…’ You’ll exit with defeat however with a full pocket.”
Prates has appeared nothing wanting spectacular in his UFC run up to now, ending each one in every of his opponents inside the primary two rounds. Nevertheless, ‘The Nightmare’ has by no means confronted an opponent as well-rounded as Garry, making their conflict within the ‘Metropolis of Fountains’ a must-see matchup.
