UFC on ESPN: Machado Garry vs. Prates
| UFC on ESPN: Machado Garry vs. Prates | ||||
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| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | April 26, 2025 | |||
| Venue | T-Mobile Center | |||
| City | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC on ESPN: Machado Garry vs. Prates (also known as UFC on ESPN 66) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on April 26, 2025, at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri, United States.[1]
Background
[edit]The event will mark the promotion's third visit to Kansas City and first since UFC on ESPN: Holloway vs. Allen in April 2023.[1]
A light heavyweight bout between former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jamahal Hill and former title challenger Khalil Rountree Jr. was scheduled to headline the event.[2] The pairing was previously expected to co-headline UFC 303 in last June, but it was scrapped as Rountree withdrew from the event after unintentionally ingesting DHEA in a tainted supplement.[3][4] On April 1, the pairing was scrapped once again as Hill pulled out due to a lingering leg injury.[5]
A welterweight bout between Ian Machado Garry and Carlos Prates is now expected to serve as the new event headliner.[6]
A featherweight bout between Giga Chikadze and David Onama was scheduled for UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Murphy, but it was moved to this event for unknown reasons.[7][8]
A middleweight bout between Ikram Aliskerov and André Muniz is expected to take place at the event.[9] The pair was originally scheduled to compete at UFC on ESPN: Perez vs. Taira in June 2024, but Muniz withdrew from the bout after he suffered a foot fracture.[10] Subsequently, the bout was rescheduled for UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov in February, but it was cancelled once again as Muniz and his team had visa issues.[11]
A lightweight bout between Mitch Ramirez and Ahmad Sohail Hassanzada was scheduled for this event.[12] However, Ramirez withdrew from the fight due to an injury and was replaced by Evan Elder.[13]
Fight card
[edit]| Main card (ESPN2 / ESPN+) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight | Ian Machado Garry | vs. | Carlos Prates | ||||
| Light Heavyweight | Anthony Smith | vs. | Zhang Mingyang | ||||
| Featherweight | Giga Chikadze | vs. | David Onama | ||||
| Middleweight | Michel Pereira | vs. | Abusupiyan Magomedov | ||||
| Middleweight | Ikram Aliskerov | vs. | André Muniz | ||||
| Welterweight | Randy Brown | vs. | Nicolas Dalby | ||||
| Preliminary card (ESPN2 / ESPN+) | |||||||
| Flyweight | Matt Schnell | vs. | Jimmy Flick | ||||
| Lightweight | Evan Elder | vs. | Ahmad Sohail Hassanzada | ||||
| Women's Strawweight | Jaqueline Amorim | vs. | Polyana Viana | ||||
| Bantamweight | Malcolm Wellmaker | vs. | Cameron Saaiman | ||||
| Women's Bantamweight | Chelsea Chandler | vs. | Joselyne Edwards | ||||
Announced bouts
[edit]- Bantamweight bout: Alateng Heili vs. Da'Mon Blackshear[15]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b Nolan King (2025-02-26). "UFC announces Kansas City return as part of 'TKO Takeover' also involving WWE and PBR". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
- ^ Damon Martin (2025-02-26). "Jamahal Hill vs. Khalil Rountree Jr. set to headline UFC Kansas City in April". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
- ^ Staff (2024-05-19). "Khalil Rountree out of UFC 303 due to banned substance". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
- ^ Nolan King (2024-05-22). "UFC: Khalil Rountree failed drug test due to supplement company's mistake, suspension reduced to 2 months". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
- ^ Mateus Machado (2025-04-01). "Out of action? Jamahal Hill drops out of fight with Khalil Rountree, according to journalist; find out more". tatame.com.br. Retrieved 2025-04-01. (in Brazilian Portuguese)
- ^ Matthew Wells (2025-04-01). "UFC news: Ian Machado Garry returns to face Carlos Prates in new Kansas City headliner". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2025-04-01.
- ^ Sayan Nag (2025-01-12). "Giga Chikadze to face David Onama at UFC Fight Night on April 5". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2025-02-02.
- ^ Jay Anderson (2025-02-02). "Giga Chikadze vs. David Onama set for April 26 UFC event". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2025-02-02.
- ^ Marina Magomedova (2025-02-02). "UFC Middleweight Aliskerov: I have a fight with Muniz on April 26". telecomasia.net. Retrieved 2025-02-02.
- ^ Guilherme Cruz (2024-05-30). "Andre Muniz injured, out of UFC Vegas 93 fight with Ikram Aliskerov". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
- ^ Nolan King (2025-01-26). "UFC Fight Night 250 loses main card fight over passport issues". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-01-26.
- ^ Nolan King (2025-02-05). "UFC books Jaqueline Amorim vs. Polyana Viana for April event". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-03-14.
- ^ Danny Segura (2025-03-13). "UFC Fight Night 254 loses one fight due to injury". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-03-14.
- ^ "UFC on ESPN: Machado Garry vs. Prates". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
- ^ Farah Hannoun and Nolan King (2025-04-03). "Da'Mon Blackshear vs. Heili Alateng joins UFC on ESPN 66 lineup". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
