Garry vs. Prates to Headline UFC Kansas City

UFC Kansas City will take place at the T-Mobile Center on April 26, headlined by a welterweight bout between Ian Machado Garry, coming off a loss to Shavkat Rakhmonov, and Carlos Prates, who is on a four-fight knockout streak but has not yet faced a top-15 opponent. The main card begins at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN+, with Garry and Prates expected to enter the octagon around 12:15 a.m. ET. The co-main event features Anthony Smith facing Zhang Mingyang, and Giga Chikadze will fight David Onama in a notable featherweight matchup. UFC welterweight champion Belal Muhammad has predicted a win for Garry due to his striking. The main event was booked after an injury forced Jamahal Hill to withdraw from the originally planned headline fight. Both Garry and Prates made weight at the Friday weigh-ins.