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KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI – APRIL 26: (L-R) Ian Machado Garry of Ireland and Carlos Prates of Brazil … More exchange punches in a welterweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at T-Mobile Center on April 26, 2025 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC) Zuffa LLC Ian Machado Garry dominated the first three rounds of the main event against Carlos Prates on Saturday night in Kansas City but had to hold on for the last two rounds to secure a unanimous decision victory. Garry snapped Prates’ win streak and that of the dominant Fighting Nerds fight camp with a masterful game plan and nearly impeccable execution. Prates had an opportunity to get the comeback victory in the fifth round, but he simply ran out of gas. He didn’t have the wind to take advantage of Garry, who was partly tired and buzzed from one of the Brazilian’s left hooks. Here’s how close Prates came to getting the finish: With the win, Garry moves closer to a title opportunity while Prates wasn’t exposed, but his aura of invincibility was broken down. In the co-main event, Zhang Mingyang proved to be the ultimate party pooper. The Chinese KO artist seemed to take great pleasure in ruining Anthony Smith’s retirement fight with a first-round TKO win. It wasn’t even close. Mingyang took the center of the Octagon from the beginning, landed hard leg kicks, and opened a nasty gash on Smith’s forehead with a step-in elbow. The blood was dripping in Smith’s eyes and wound up being the beginning of the end. By the time the fight was over, a defeated Smith was sitting in a pool of his own blood. The UFC gave Smith a touching video package, but it was clear after the fight that the veteran made…

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