Ian Machado Garry vs Carlos Prates at UFC on ESPN 66 | Preview & Prediction
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The main event at UFC on ESPN 66 is an absolute beauty between two contenders in the welterweight division as Ian Machado Garry takes on Carlos Prates
Ian Machado Garry vs Carlos Prates Facts
When is UFC on ESPN 66? UK – the preliminary card starts at 11:00pm on Saturday 26th April 2025, followed by the main card at 2:00am (Sunday) / USA – 6:00pm/9:00pm ET and 3:00pm/6:00pm PT
Where is UFC on ESPN 66? T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri
Where can I get tickets for UFC on ESPN 66? Click here for the latest ticket information for UFC ON ESPN 66
What TV channel is UFC on ESPN 66 on? UK – TNT Sports / USA – ESPN+
Where can I stream UFC on ESPN 66? UK – TNT Sports subscribers can stream the event online via the TNT Sports website and discovery+ / USA – ESPN+ & UFC Fight Pass
For viewers in the United States, UFC ON ESPN 66 will be shown live on ESPN+
What time are Ian Machado Garry and Carlos Prates expected to walk out? 4:45am UK / Saturday 26th April, 11:45pm US ET / 8:45pm US PT
UFC on ESPN 66 main card
Ian Machado Garry vs Carlos Prates (Welterweight)
Anthony Smith vs Zhang Mingyang (Light Heavyweight)
Giga Chikadze vs David Onama (Featherweight)
Michel Pereira vs Abusupiyan Magomedov (Middleweight)
Randy Brown vs Nicolas Dalby (Welterweight)
Ikram Aliskerov vs Andre Muniz (Middleweight)
UFC on ESPN 66 prelims
Matt Schnell vs Jimmy Flick (Flyweight)
Evan Elder vs Gauge Young (Lightweight)
Chris Gutierrez vs John Castaneda (Featherweight)
Da'Mon Blackshear vs Alateng Heili (Bantamweight)
Malcolm Wellmaker vs Cameron Saaiman (Bantamweight)
Jaqueline Amorim vs Polyana Viana (Women’s Strawweight)
Timothy Cuamba vs Roberto Romero (Featherweight)
Chelsea Chandler vs Joselyne Edwards (Women’s Bantamweight)
Ian Machado Garry vs Carlos Prates prediction
The main event at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City promises to be a cracker as two of the most dangerous men in the welterweight division meet with ramifications on the top ten in the rankings.
Ian Machado Garry (15-1) is coming off his first career loss at the hands of Shavkat Rakhmonov but while he lost a unanimous decision, it was an incredibly close fight and Machado Garry arguably saw his stock rise after that performance. Prior to that, he was unbeaten in his 15 bouts and was beating anybody and everybody put in front of him.
He now is paired up with Carlos Prates (21-6) who is on a 11-fight winning streak of his own coming into this one. Most of his career has been spent outside the UFC but he earned his shot via Dana White’s Contender Series in November 2023 and has made quite the impression during an incredible 2024.
The Brazilian fought four times and knocked out everybody he met. Trevin Giles, Charles Radtke, Li Jiangliang and Neil Magny were all KO’d and Prates won the Performance of the Night bonus on each occasion.
He now faces the toughest test of his career but there will no changing in his approach. He will look to knockout Machado Garry from the first bell.
There are two scenarios here that could easily play out and the Prates knockout victory is certainly one of them. We do however think that Machado Garry will be too good technically for him and we expect the Irishman to survive the occasional rocky moment but to come through it and grind Prates down. He will test the Brazilian’s conditioning and we think Machado Garry either stops him late or wins on the scorecards.
Prediction: Ian Machado Garry to win
