Ian Garry’s confidence forward of UFC Kansas Metropolis has solely risen after watching one in every of opponent Carlos Prates’ previous losses.
The promotion’s journey to Missouri to stage a UFC Battle Night time inside T-Cell Heart on April 26 was initially set to characteristic a fundamental occasion between hard-hitting gentle heavyweights Jamahal Hill and Khalil Rountree.
However following hypothesis of an harm to the previous champion, UFC CEO Dana White confirmed at the beginning of this month {that a} new matchup will high the lineup.
The stakes might be equally excessive, although, with each Ian Garry and Carlos Prates seeking to ascend into the championship dialog at one another’s expense.
And in relation to his probabilities of doing so, the Irishman seemingly received a lift in self-belief after seeing the way with which Prates as soon as suffered defeat on the regional scene.
“Right here, have a look at this. It is a video of Carlos Prates and his true preventing spirit,” Ian Garry mentioned. “It’s referred to as being a quitter. He had simply been overwhelmed up all of the rounds prior, places his hand up, shakes his head, says, ‘I’m executed,’ after which simply drops to the bottom. … Deep down he is aware of, he’s not a fighter.”
Ian Garry watches outdated footage of Carlos Prates and calls him a 'quitter' "It is a video of Carlos Prates and his true preventing spirit, referred to as being a quitter…He is aware of that deep down he's not a fighter."
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Whereas the April 26 headliner marks Garry’s first outing since a slender defeat to Shavkat Rakhmonov final December, Prates will enter it along with his undefeated UFC file nonetheless intact, having most not too long ago moved to 4-0 within the Octagon with a knockout of Neil Magny.
