Machado Garry Survives Late Blitz To Beat Prates

Ian Machado Garry survived a precocious blitz from Carlos Prates to triumph by unanimous determination astatine UFC Fight Night successful Kansas City, Missouri.

After controlling nan mostly of nan fight, Ireland's Machado Garry was wounded by immoderate crushed shots from nan Brazilian but held connected to nan last doorbell successful a tense finish.

It was a invited triumph for Machado Garry aft his defeat by Shavkat Rakhmonov successful December while it was Prates' first nonaccomplishment successful nan UFC.

"I wasn't wounded capable to not cognize wherever I was, I was conscious successful each moment. I cognize really vulnerable that man is, I person thing but respect for him," said Machado Garry.

"That man hits for illustration a truck. He's been connected a tear but I told everyone what I was going to do - outclass him - and I judge I did that."

The 27-year-old, for illustration he did against Rakhmonov, took nan Prates conflict astatine nan commencement of nan period astatine short notice.

Machado Garry was seeking to bounce backmost from nan first conclusion of his nine-fight UFC profession and had targeted outclassing Prates complete 5 rounds - and that is mostly what he did.

Machado Garry received boos during his walkout successful opposition to nan celebrated Prates, who has go a instrumentality favourite pinch 4 knockouts successful his first 4 bouts.

After a tentative opening fewer minutes, Machado Garry took advantage of a gaffe from Prates arsenic he opened up a trim beneath his near oculus pinch a dense punch to nan grounded Brazilian.

The Irishman started to utilise his scope effectively, landing punch combinations arsenic he out-struck Prates and took power successful nan 2nd round.

A blitz of uppercuts stunned Prates successful nan third, who was struggling to stifle Machado Garry's activity and onshore immoderate telling shots.

But pinch nan conflict heading into nan second stages, Prates came alive, pressuring Machado Garry to find a location for a large near and flying knee.

With minutes remaining, Prates reversed a takedown from Machado Garry earlier landing immoderate large shots connected nan ground.

The crowd roared connected nan action astatine nan T-Mobile Centre hoping for a finish, but Machado Garry survived until nan extremity of nan conflict to unafraid nan triumph connected nan judges' scorecards.

In his post-fight interview, Machado Garry revealed he is nan back-up combatant for nan welterweight title conflict betwixt champion Belal Muhammad and Jack Della Maddalena astatine UFC 315 connected 10 May.

"My full extremity is to beryllium I'm 1 of nan astir crippled fighters who has ever existed. I've sewage nan fighting Irish successful my humor and this what's adjacent for me," added Machado Garry.