Our primary occasion is OFFICIAL! 👊@IanGarryMMA
weighs in at 171lbs![
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April 25, 2025
The
Final Combating Championship returns to Kansas Metropolis,
Missouri, after two years for a 14-fight card that’s now official
after the
UFC Kansas Metropolis weigh-ins passed off.
Sitting atop the occasion is a headlining struggle between Ian Garry and
Carlos Prates. Each welterweight contenders efficiently made
weight for his or her five-round primary occasion. Just one fighter missed
weight as Giga Chikadze got here in at 147 kilos, a full pound over
the featherweight restrict, for his struggle towards David Onama. As a
outcome, he’ll be fined a share of his purse.
Garry (15-1) enters his first UFC primary occasion coming off his
first-ever profession defeat to Shavkat Rakhmonov. “The Future” shall be
seeking to present that he is nonetheless a prime contender regardless of the loss
and was beforehand undefeated contained in the promotion, having put
collectively eight straight wins. At simply 27, the Irish fighter is one
of the highest prospects at 170. Garry stepped on the size at 171
kilos.
In the meantime, Prates (21-6) is using a formidable four-fight win
streak contained in the UFC that features knockouts over Neil Magny and
Jingliang Li. “The Nightmare” is 4-0 contained in the promotion and has
been dwelling as much as his nickname. The Combating Nerds product will
look to notch the largest win of his profession on Saturday and got here in
wanting ready as he weighed 171 kilos on the dot.
UFC Kansas Metropolis’s primary card will air on ESPN+ and ESPN2 beginning at
9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT. Prelims start at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT.
UFC Kansas Metropolis Weigh-in Outcomes:
Ian Garry (171) vs. Carlos Prates (171)
Mingyang Zhang (206) vs. Anthony Smith (206)
Giga Chikadze (147)* vs. David Onama (146)
Abusupiyan Magomedov (185.5) vs. Michel Pereira (186)
Randy Brown (171) vs. Nicolas Dalby (171)
Ikram Aliskerov (185.5) vs. Andre Muniz (185)
Jimmy Flick (126) vs. Matt Schnell (126)
Evan Elder (156) vs. Gauge Younger (156)
John Castaneda (146) vs. Chris Gutierrez (146)
Heili Alateng (136) vs. Da’Mon Blackshear (135.5)
Cameron Saaiman (135) vs. Malcolm Wellmaker (135)
Jaqueline Amorim (116) vs. Polyana Viana (115.5)
Timmy Cuamba (146) vs. Roberto Romero (145)
Chelsea Chandler (134) vs. Joselyne Edwards (136)
*Chikadze missed weight by 1 pound and shall be fined a
share of his purse.
