UFC Kansas City predictions: Machado Garry vs. Prates

Postado por Maurício Oliveira, em 20/04 - Atualizado há 21 dias

The UFC Kansas City: Machado Garry vs. Prates marks the organization’s return to the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, MO, on April 26. Check out our full analysis and predictions.

UFC Kansas City Predictions: Machado Garry vs. Prates

Evan Elder x Gauge Young*

Bet: Elder wins (Low confidence)
*Young accepted the fight with a few days notice.

Analysis: A fight I advise everyone to keep their distance from. Gauge accepted the fight because there’s no denying it when the UFC asks you to break a leg. But now he arrives at the elite of MMA with only a few days of preparation, to face a guy who isn’t an ace in any field, but who will have a full camp and is already used to the UFC. Young will probably try to kill the fight in round 1 and if he can’t, he’ll succumb in the following rounds.

Chelsea Chandler x Joselyne Edwards

Bet: Edwards wins

Analysis: I don’t put my faith in either of the two and I advise everyone to keep their distance in the betting department for this fight! Maybe say it goes to a decision. They’re both quite strong, and even have trouble making the weight, which could influence the result. I think Edwards has a few more weapons than Chandler, who will just try to control. If Joselyne keeps her distance, hits, gets out and runs away from the cage, she has a good chance of winning.

Timmy Cuamba x Roberto Romero

Bet: Romero wins

Analysis: Cuamba doesn’t seem to have the level to be in the UFC. He’s coming off two decision losses and although he has good stamina, if his opponent takes the fight to the ground, he’ll be halfway to victory. Romero is coming off a loss in the UFC, but picked up a fight against David Onama. Now with a full camp, I think the Mexican will want to show what he’s made of.

Jaqueline Amorim x Polyana Viana

Bet: Amorim wins

Analysis: I have my doubts as to whether Viana is in the UFC to be champion or just for the visibility of her social media account. From what we’ve seen in her last few fights, it doesn’t seem like getting into the octagon is a priority for her. Jaqueline has three wins in a row, the last two by first-round finish. Amorim is very aggressive and extremely good on the ground. Polyana is ok on the feet, but has terrible takedown defense. Do the math…

Malcolm Wellmaker x Cameron Saaiman

Bet: victory d -PALPITE-

Analysis: The Malcolm performance I saw on the Contender Series last year was one of the most consistent of the season. Fast and with top boxing. Saaiman has more experience in the UFC, but he won’t have it easy. If he only fights standing up, he’ll be a step behind and I don’t know if he has the fight IQ to take the fight to the ground. Of course, there’s the question of Wellmaker’s nervousness about making his debut at the event and in an arena with a crowd… even so, if he’s focused, he has every chance of winning.

Da’mon Blackshear x Alatengheili

Bet: Blackshear wins

Analysis: Da’mon will have a great height and wingspan advantage, not to mention the fact that he’s on a good run. Alatengheili is an athlete who prefers longer fights, but isn’t dangerous in any area, apart from having good gas. I see Blackshear with more weapons and strength in any area the fight develops.

Chris Gutierrez vs. John Castaneda

Bet: Gutierrez wins

Analysis: This fight was going to happen last month, but it was rescheduled. So I have the same opinion: Chris Gutierrez is a very consistent fighter, good on the ground and on his feet, very agile. I don’t see any chances for Castaneda to win, unless Chris has a problem with the weight cut or an injury.

Matt Schnell vs. Jimmy Flick

Bet: Flick wins

Analysis: It should be an exciting clash if the fight goes to the ground, but if it only stays on the feet, it’s going to be horrible kickboxing. I say that because both are ground game beasts. Schnell has nine wins by submission and Flick has fifteen! The thing is, Flick has never been finished, his problem is his chin, but Schnell has no knockout power and has been finished three times before. If he doesn’t, Flick will take him to the ground for sure.

Ikram Aliskerov vs Andre Muniz

Bet: Aliskerov wins

Analysis: Another fight that was going to happen before and was rescheduled. And I’m not changing a comma of what I said earlier: It’s going to be the Russian’s toughest fight in the UFC. Andre Muniz is no roast beef. He’s an experienced fighter, with a good wingspan and gas for every round. In his last fight, Ikram changed opponents at the last minute and seemed to have problems with the weight cut. If he arrives at 100% here, he has a good chance of beating the Brazilian, perhaps even with a knockout.

Randy Brown vs Nicolas Dalby

Bet: Brown wins

Analysis: Dalby is a monster, a rock, never before finished or knocked out. Only, at the age of forty, he seems to be slowing down at last. Brown is much taller and has a longer wingspan. He’s not an eye-catching fighter, but if he’s focused, he could beat Dalby in a war. It’s very likely that it will go to a judges’ decision.

Michel Pereira vs Abus Magomedov

Bet: Pereira wins

Analysis: In the last fight, because it was five rounds, Pereira looked like a pangaré, but the truth is that he is a good fighter, but because he imposes a lot of pace in the early rounds, in that fight he ended up tiring. This time, with three rounds, he has a good chance. But you can’t think that it’s an oba oba. Abus is an athlete who is evolving, has good gas and will have the advantage of height and wingspan.

Giga Chikadze x David Onama

Bet: Onama wins

Analysis: Neither fighter is exciting, but both have stamina. And both are used to the long fight. It’s probably going to be a stand-up fight and Onama will have the advantage because he’s faster and younger. Now, if he could get a few takedowns, just to score points, it would be good, because standing is what Giga has best to offer.

Anthony Smith vs Zhang Mingyang

Bet: Mingyang wins

Analysis: In other times, Smith would have the advantage, but the way he’s been performing, it’s hard not to bet on his opponent, especially when it comes to a knockout artist like Zhang. Of course, this is certainly the toughest fight of the Chinese fighter’s career, he’s never faced someone of Smith’s caliber. Still, given his form, I see him as having a better chance of beating Anthony.

Ian Machado Garry x Carlos Prates

Bet: Prates wins

Analysis: How are you going to bet against Fighting Nerds? Prates is perhaps the most lethal fighter in their academy who is in the UFC. You can see that every blow he throws is aimed at destroying his opponents, and it’s working. On the other side, Ian Garry, the most Brazilian Irishman in MMA, is a good fighter, with good stamina and fight IQ. He’s not shy about making the fight “boring”, locking up on the fence, which could be an advantage for him in this fight. If he manages to tire Prates out in the early rounds, he’ll be a nuisance. But given Carlos’ lethality, I think he has a better chance of finding a knockout within the twenty-five minutes.

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UFC Kansas City: Machado Garry vs. Prates schedule

The UFC Kansas City: Machado Garry vs. Prates will take place on April 26 at the T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, MO. The event will feature a total of 14 fights. The preliminary card will start at 7pm (Brasília time), followed by the main card, which will start at 10pm.

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