Ian Machado Garry managed to snag the win over Carlos Prates, one of welterweight’s more exciting contenders. Is the pride of the Irish a boring fighter?

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0:18 Is Ian Machado Garry boring?

5:38 Carlos Prates’ lack of urgency

9:01 Farewell Anthony Smith

12:45 Abus Magomedov with cardio?!

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Ian Machado Garry cruised to an almost-perfect decision victory over Carlos Prates at UFC Kansas City. Many are calling him boring but we are calling bull on that. Ian Machado Garry put on a masterclass and deserves all the credit. Ian Machado Garry is a bonafide contender at 170.

Carlos Prates deserves all the boring blame for the main event of UFC Kansas City. His inability to deal with what Ian Machado Garry presented. He looked for one thing and couldn’t solve the problem presented to him. With the biggest opportunity of his career to date, Carlos Prates came up short. That’s not a detriment. Just a set back for Carlos Prates.

Anthony Smith finally hung up the gloves. Long overdue, Anthony Smith took on Chinese heavy hitter Mingyang Zhang for his final fight. It did not go well. Anthony Smith started off strong but eventually reverted to curling up onto a ball on the floor in his own blood. It was long time for Anthony Smith to retire. Let’s look at his legacy.

Don’t let Abus Magomedov fool you. He does not have better cardio just yet. He beat Michel Pereira who is also known to have terrible cardio. He just stunk less. Abus Magomedov will be ranked come Tuesday and will be a prime fight for someone who is looking for a way into the rankings themselves.