9 p.m. ET: Main Card (ESPN+, ESPN2, ESPN Deportes & SiriusXM Fight Nation 156)
6 p.m. ET: Prelims (ESPN+ & SiriusXM Fight Nation 156)
UFC action continues this weekend with UFC Fight Night: Machado Garry vs. Prates, live from T-Mobile Center in Kansas City on Saturday, April 26. The main card will be available on ESPN+, ESPN2, ESPN Deportes and SiriusXM Fight Nation 156 starting at 9 p.m. ET. The prelims will start at 6 p.m. on ESPN+ and SiriusXM Fight Nation 156.
Main Event:
- In a welterweight main event showdown, No. 7 contender Ian Machado Garry goes head-to-head with No. 13 Carlos Prates. Machado Garry (15-1), looking to return to his unstoppable form following his first short-notice defeat at the end of last year, steps into the Octagon with a chance to further cement his name into future title conversations with a strong performance. Prates (21-6), the Dana White’s Contender Series alum featuring a 90 percent career finish win rate, comes into Saturday planning to extend his win streak to 12 with an 11th-consecutive KO and move into the top 10 at 170-pounds.
Co-Main Event:
- In the night’s light heavyweight co-main event, No. 15 Anthony Smith faces off against surging contender, Zhang Mingyang. Smith (38-21), an MMA veteran and former title challenger with a UFC career spanning 10 years, plans to culminate his journey with a dominant win in his 24th Octagon appearance and retirement bout. Zhang (18-6), featuring a 100 percent career finish win rate all in the first round and an 11-fight win streak, looks to make a statement in his sophomore UFC season debut and move into the divisional rankings.
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On the call:
- Brendan Fitzgerald will call the action alongside UFC lightweight Paul Felder and Laura Sanko. McKenzie Pavacich will handle reporting duties.
Programming (All times ET):
| Fri. 4/25 | 4 p.m. | UFC Live | ESPN2 |
| 4:35 p.m. | UFC Fight Night Pre-Show Presented by Proper No. Twelve Irish Whiskey: Machado Garry vs. Prates | ESPN+ | |
| Sat. 4/26 | 6 p.m. | UFC Fight Night Presented by Bud Light: Machado Garry vs. Prates (Prelims) | ESPN+ (English & Spanish), SiriusXM Fight Nation Channel #156 |
| 9 p.m. | UFC Fight Night Presented by Bud Light: Machado Garry vs. Prates (Main Card) | ESPN+, ESPN2, ESPN Deportes, SiriusXM Fight Nation 156 | |
| 12 a.m.* | UFC Fight Night Post Show Presented by Proper No. Twelve Irish Whiskey: Machado Garry vs. Prates | ESPN+ |
*Immediately following main event
Main Card and Prelims (All times ET):
| 9 p.m. | Main | Ian Machado Garry vs. Carlos Prates |
| Co-Main | Anthony Smith vs. Zhang Mingyang | |
| Undercard | Giga Chikadze vs. David Onama | |
| Undercard | Michel Pereira vs. Abus Magomedov | |
| Undercard | Randy Brown vs. Nicolas Dalby | |
| Undercard | Ikram Aliskerov vs. Andre Muniz | |
| 6 p.m. | Feature | Matt Schnell vs. Jimmy Flick |
| Undercard | Evan Elder vs. Gauge Young | |
| Undercard | Chris Gutierrez vs. John Castaneda | |
| Undercard | Da’Mon Blackshear vs. Alatengheili | |
| Undercard | Malcolm Wellmaker vs. Cameron Saaiman | |
| Undercard | Jaqueline Amorim vs. Polyana Viana | |
| Undercard | Timmy Cuamba vs. Roberto Romero | |
| Undercard | Chelsea Chandler vs. Joselyne Edwards |
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