UFC Kansas City live blog: Ian Machado Garry vs. Carlos Prates

Ian Machado Garry and Carlos Prates face off ahead of UFC Kansas City | Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC

This is the UFC Kansas City live blog for Ian Machado Garry vs. Carlos Prates, the welterweight main event on Saturday at T-Mobile Center.

Currently No. 7 in the UFC welterweight rankings, Garry is coming off the first loss of his career, but perhaps the most significant performance. In December, Garry stepped in on short notice against Shavkat Rakhmonov at UFC 310, and lost a...