Making a short-notice return at UFC Kansas City next weekend, Irish striker, Ian Garry remains supremely confident in his ability to hand Brazilian finisher, Carlos Prates his first promotional defeat — by finish, no less.
Garry, a top-contender in the promotion’s welterweight ranks, will make his return to action for the first time since suffering his first professional loss opposite the unbeaten, Shavkat Rakhmonov at UFC 310 last December in a five round co-main event clash.
As for Prates, the Fighting Nerds staple recorded his fourth straight win in the Octagon-proper last time out, stopping common-foe, Neil Magny with a blistering opening round knockout at UFC Vegas 100 in the duo’s headliner in November of last year.