Carlos Prates vs. Ian Garry Set as New UFC Kansas City Main Event

While Carlos Prates won’t be fighting at UFC 314 as originally planned, he has received an even bigger matchup a couple weeks later.

The Las Vegas-based promotion announced Tuesday that Prates will lock horns with Ian Garry in the new UFC Kansas City headliner on April 26. A light heavyweight bout pitting Jamahal Hill against Khalil Rountree was the card’s original main event. No reason was given as to why that fight was scrapped.

Prates, who was slated to meet Geoff Neal at UFC 314, has been victorious in his first four Octagon appearances — all by way of knockout. Most recently, The Fighting Nerds representative stopped Neil Magny in the opening stanza in the UFC Fight Night 247 headliner this past November. “The Nightmare” has won his last 11 professional outings dating back to December 2019.

Garry, meanwhile, suffered his first loss in 16 pro bouts at UFC 310, when he dropped a narrow five-round verdict to Shavkat Rakhmonov on Dec. 7. Prior to that, the 27-year-old Irishman was 8-0 in the promotion, earning notable wins over the likes of Michael Page, Neal and Magny.

NEW MAIN EVENT ALERT 🚨@IanGarryMMA vs Carlos Prates will headline #UFCKansasCity! pic.twitter.com/zjdlQbHWiQ

— UFC (@ufc) April 1, 2025