UFC Kansas City results: Sooo … About last night | Garry vs. Prates

Final night time (Sat., April 26, 2025), Final Combating Championship (UFC) ventured forth to T-Cell Area in Kansas Metropolis, Missouri for UFC Kansas Metropolis. This was a extremely uneven night time of motion. The opening streak of finishes appeared to actually promise an incredible night time, however the bouts slowed down considerably afterward. There have been nonetheless some great scraps and KOs intermixed, however there have been additionally surprisingly inactive and boring fights that on paper ought to have been actually prime quality.

What can ya do? Let’s have a look again over at UFC Kansas Metropolis’s finest performances and methods:

Masterclass Interrupted

The primary quarter-hour of Ian Machado Garry vs. Carlos Prates was the best work of Garry’s UFC profession.

For the primary spherical or so, Garry efficiently utilized in-and-out offense, counting on his lateral motion to maintain him protected. Prates had a extremely exhausting time discovering the Irish standout, which allowed Garry to get a way of his timing first. In spherical two, Garry was extra prepared to face in entrance of Prates, block strikes, and fireplace again. By the third, Garry was firing together and hurting the scary knockout artist! In the meantime, he was barely getting hit. It was actually great stuff, notably on short-notice.

The issue is Garry suffers from a little bit of Leon Edwards syndrome. He clearly has unimaginable technical abilities and bodily presents, however he doesn’t critically up the aggression and totally take benefit. Consequently, Prates was nonetheless recent sufficient in spherical 5 to show the tide on a fatiguing Garry, lighting him up with physique pictures and a few exhausting left palms.

As a substitute of a shutout, the tip scorecard was 48-47, and all of Prates’ success got here within the last seven or so minutes. I don’t need to knock him too badly given the short-notice circumstance, but it surely’s considerably worrying.

A Basic MMA Retirement

Zhang Mingyang beat absolutely the crap out of Anthony Smith.

It was a mauling that oddsmakers and struggle followers extensively predicted. There was all the time the prospect that “Lionheart” discovered a guillotine if Mingyang acquired sloppy, however the Chinese language prospect gave him no such alternative. From the primary bell, he was on his sport, kicking Smith’s calf to items, checking his excessive guard with hooks, and stepping by means of the center with slicing elbows.

The harm amassed in a short time. Inside only a couple minutes, Smith was shocked, reduce open, and stumbling. He put one final surge right into a takedown try, and when it was stuffed, that was just about it.

What’s Anthony Smith’s legacy? It must be that of overachiever. He’s all the time been a restricted fighter, however his toughness and consistency allowed him to capitalize on a weak Gentle Heavyweight area, beat some genuinely good fighters, and go on a title run. Declining the belt within the Jon Jones incident was an honorable, if financially unwise, determination. He earned loads of goodwill from the corporate within the course of. I’m unsure anybody anticipated Smith to obtain the complete Robbie Lawler retirement bundle, however I’m okay with any try from the promotion to make a “Struggle Evening” occasion right into a extra memorable second.

Get pleasure from retirement, “Lionheart.”

Impolite Boy Wins The Conflict

Randy Brown vs. Nicolas Dalby was much more badass than anticipated … and expectations had been excessive!

Dalby began sturdy with huge swings and chopping low kicks. Brown responded by grotesquely shattering his nostril, and Dalby simply … shook it off? It was one of many gnarliest nostril breaks in current reminiscence, and the Danish veteran didn’t even flinch. Hell, his nook reset it between rounds prefer it by no means occurred! That’s a loopy robust human being.

At any charge, Dalby was having hassle getting contained in the lanky “Impolite Boy” vary, however he made his connection rely by flooring Brown close to the tip of the primary. Brown returned the favor by beautiful him with a cross halfway by means of the second, however Dalby recovered his footing and acquired his senses again. Moderately than do the smart factor and take a pause to totally get well, he bit down on his mouthpiece and stored swinging wildly!

Brown was blissful to have interaction, firing crispy combos and lethal uppercuts. His pocket boxing appeared downright nasty. Dalby, nonetheless slightly wobbly, was clearly susceptible in these exchanges, and earlier than too lengthy, one other huge energy shot shut off the lights for good.

The world ROARED, incomes Brown his most iconic victory but.

Aliskerov Rebounds

Ikram Aliskerov made pretty brief work of Andre Muniz … as most anticipated.

Muniz’s sport plan was a bit unusual. The jiu-jitsu ace didn’t see to have a lot urgency in pursuing the takedown, opting to play the vary kickboxing sport as a substitute. The issue is that Muniz is a totally common striker, and he couldn’t maintain his again off the fence. Aliskerov was in a position to patiently advance, biding his time till he might unleash brief, highly effective combos in opposition to a trapped opponent.

The duo traded at a reasonably even clip till a Aliskerov left hook robbed Muniz of his equilibrium. The Brazilian toppled to the canvas, and Aliskerov swarmed him to power the end with only a few seconds remaining within the spherical.

We’ve now seen Aliskerov smash three unranked opponents and get battered by a former champion in Robert Whittaker. Maybe we will e-book him in opposition to somebody in that center vary subsequent?

Further Ideas

Malcolm Wellmaker defeats Cameron Saaiman through first-round knockout (highlights): Three fights in the past, Saaiman was an undefeated younger expertise climbing the ranks. Final night time, he suffered his third consecutive loss, a brutal knockout on the expert palms of the debuting Wellmaker. There was an enormous distinction in energy, and a simultaneous commerce of hooks introduced concerning the South African’s finish only a couple minutes into the struggle. It’s fairly a reversal of fortunes for the 24 yr previous, whereas Wellmaker is now a reputation to bear in mind shifting ahead.

Jaqueline Amorim defeats Polyana Viana through second-round rear bare choke: Not each jiu-jitsu black belt is constructed equal. Amorim dominated Viana on the ground, taking mount and dropping heavy pictures within the very first spherical. Viana by no means got here notably near defending a takedown. In the meantime, Amorim superior shortly onto the again within the second, and the strangle got here quickly afterward. She’s now received 4 straight all through stoppage in dominating fights, so it’s time to present the 29-year-old grappling ace a chance in opposition to a ranked opponent.

Timmy Cuamba defeats Roberto Romero through second-round knockout (highlights): After two unsuccessful earlier makes an attempt, Cuamba scored the primary win of his UFC profession, and he did so in spectacular style. The 26-year-old Featherweight confirmed off good takedown protection early to power a get up battle. Initially, it was fairly aggressive, a battle of high quality vs. amount, however Cuamba picked up the tempo in spherical two. He began touchdown increasingly more damaging pictures, permitting him to line up a flying knee. Romero hit the bottom exhausting and popped up fast, however the referee was already shifting in earlier than he reestablished his footing. A contact early, maybe, but it surely was nonetheless a pointy sequence from Cuamba!

Joselyne Edwards defeats Chelsea Chandler through first-round knockout: After 5 UFC fights, I’ve come to a few conclusions about Chandler. Firstly: she ain’t nice technically. Second, she doesn’t seem to love getting hit all that a lot. Notorious operating incident apart, she crumbled on the first exhausting Edwards connection of the struggle. Edwards is a striker, certain, however this was her first UFC stoppage win and it solely took 2.5 minutes — seems like a sturdiness problem! Since girls’s Bantamweight is pretty empty, I’d anticipate Chandler (who has misplaced three of her final 4) to be again at the least as soon as extra, however there are critical enhancements to be made.

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