The UFC returns to Kansas City for the first time since April 2023 for tonight’s UFC Kansas City fight card. In the main event of the UFC Fight Night card, Ian Machado Garry and Carlos Prates face off in a bout that will have repercussions in the UFC’s welterweight division. Both men enter the Saturday, April 26, card ranked inside the top 15 of the promotion’s welterweight division. In the evening’s co-main event, former UFC light heavyweight title challenger Anthony Smith, who has announced he will retire following the event, faces Zhang Mingyang in a 205-pound scrap. Below, we will update the UFC Kansas City fight card results, video highlights, scorecards, and more live throughout tonight’s UFC Fight Night event.
UFC Tonight: UFC Kansas City Main Event – Ian Machado Garry Vs. Carlos Prates
Ian Machado Garry (15-1) has an 8-1 record under the UFC banner. The 27-year-old has five decisions and three knockouts. In June 2024, Machado Garry defeated Michael “Venom” Page at UFC 303 to earn his eighth straight win under the UFC banner. However, he tasted defeat in his next outing, dropping a decision to Shavkat Rakhmonov at UFC 310.
Machado Garry initially came across as a Conor McGregor clone, but the confident Irish fighter has found his own personality as a competitor who is more than willing to take on the toughest the competitors the UFC can book him against, something he did again in accepting this fight on short notice.
Machado Garry is the No. 7 ranked UFC welterweight.
Carlos Prates (21-6) joined the UFC in 2023 with a knockout win on a Dana White’s Contender Series card. Since then, the 31-year-old has gone 4-0 with the UFC, winning each of those fights by knockout. Prates also earned performance bonuses for each of his four knockouts. In his most recent outings, Prates scored an August 2024 stoppage of Li Jingliang before moving on to defeat Neal Magny via TKO on a UFC Fight Night Card in November.
Prates, a member of The Fighting Nerds team, is on an 11-fight winning streak overall.
The UFC had Prates booked to face Geoff Neal at UFC 314, but that fight fell apart when Neal withdrew from the contest in late March. With that, Prates was moved to the top of this fight card when Garry agreed to face him on short notice.
Prates is the No. 13 fighter in the UFC’s official 170-pound rankings.
UFC Results: UFC Kansas City Main Card
Ian Machado Garry vs. Carlos Prates
Anthony Smith vs. Zhang Mingyang
Giga Chikadze vs. David Onama
Michel Pereira vs. Abus Magomedov
Randy Brown vs. Nicolas Dalby
Ikram Aliskerov vs. André Muniz
UFC Results: UFC Kansas City Preliminary Card
Matt Schnell vs. Jimmy Flick
Evan Elder vs. Gauge Young
Chris Gutiérrez vs. John Castañeda
Da’Mon Blackshear vs. Alatengheili
Malcolm Wellmaker vs. Cameron Saaiman
Jaqueline Amorim vs. Polyana Viana
Timothy Cuamba vs. Roberto Romero
Chelsea Chandler vs. Joselyne Edwards
UFC Results: UFC Kansas City Scorecards
UFC Results: UFC Kansas City Video Highlights
UFC Results: UFC Kansas City Post-Fight Bonuses
UFC Tonight: UFC Kansas City Fight Card Date
Saturday, April 26
UFC Tonight: UFC Kansas City Fight Card Time
Prelims: 6:00 p.m. ET
Main Card: 9:00 p.m. ET
UFC Tonight: UFC Kansas City Fight Card Location
T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, MO
UFC Tonight: UFC Kansas City Fight Card How To Watch Or Stream
Prelims: ESPN+
Main Card: ESPN2
UFC Tonight: UFC Kansas City Fight Card Main Event – Ian Machado Garry Vs. Carlos Prates Predictions And Picks
When the betting odds opened for this scrap, Machado Garry was a -125 betting favorite over the +105 Prates. The betting lines now have Machado Garry at -145 and Prates as the +120 betting underdog.
Most of the bets for this fight have come in on Prates (56 percent), while the majority of the money has been wagered on Machado Garry (63 percent).
Machado Garry is the more technical striker of the two fighters in the UFC Kansas City main event, and while Prates gets hit a lot, his opponent is not the type of fighter who carries single-strike stopping power into this bout, Prates is that type of fighter. When you add that power to Machado Garry’s somewhat reckless defense, things begin to look dicey for the fighter who accepted this bout on short notice.
The betting pick is Prates to win via knockout.
UFC Tonight: UFC Kansas City Co-Main Event: Anthony Smith Vs. Zhang Mingyang
Zhang Mingyang was a substantial -550 betting favorite when the odds opened for this light heavyweight matchup. Meanwhile, Anthony Smith came in as the +400 betting underdog for his final fight. Smith’s odds have improved a bit, but not much. Today, he is listed at +360, while Mingyang is -500.
With the odds being so lopsided in this fight, it’s no surprise to see bettors looking for value. Smith has 87 percent of the bets and 85 percent of the money on him.
The betting pick is Mingyang to win via knockout.
UFC Tonight: UFC Kansas City – Giga Chikadze Vs. David Onama
Giga Chikadze was the only fighter to miss weight for the UFC Kansas City card. He came in one pound over the limit for his featherweight fight against David Onama. Despite the weight miss, the fight will go on. Chikadze was fined 20 percent of his fight purse.
Onama opened as the -200 favorite over the +165 Chikadze. Today, Onama is -170 and Chikadze +140. Chikadze has 58 percent of the bets, but 77 percent of the money is on Onama.
The betting pick is Onama to win via decision.
UFC Tonight: UFC Kansas City – Michel Pereira Vs. Abusupiyan Magomedov
Next, we have a middleweight matchup between Michel Pereira and Abusupiyan Magomedov. Pereira opened as the -165 favorite over the +140 Magomedov. Pereira remains the favorite at -145, while Magomedov is now +120. Magomedov has 52 percent of the bets, while Pereira has 71 percent of the handle.
The betting pick is Pereira to win via knockout.
UFC Tonight: – UFC Kansas City Randy Brown Vs. Nicolas Dalby
A welterweight bout between Randy Brown and Nicolas Dalby is the second matchup on the UFC Kansas City fight card. Brown opened as the -200 favorite, and he has moved to -275. Meanwhile, Dalby was +165 and is now the +220 betting underdog.
Dalby has a slight advantage when it comes to bets in his favor at 51 percent, but nearly all the money has come in on Brow at 98 percent.
The betting pick is Brown to win via decision.
Stay tuned for more coverage from the UFC Kansas City fight card. Including live UFC Kansas City results, reactions, recaps and video highlights during tonight’s event.
