UFC on ESPN: Machado Garry vs. Prates
UFC mixed martial arts event in 2025
UFC on ESPN: Machado Garry vs. Prates (also known as UFC on ESPN 66) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took on April 26, 2025, at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri, United States.
Background
The event marked the promotion's third visit to Kansas City and first since UFC on ESPN: Holloway vs. Allen in April 2023. The event was held as part of "TKO Takeover", a series of three consecutive events held by TKO Group Holdings' main divisions Professional Bull Riders (PBR), UFC, and WWE, held on April 24, 26, and 28 (the last of which being a WWE Raw taping).
A light heavyweight bout between former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jamahal Hill and former title challenger Khalil Rountree Jr. was scheduled to headline the event. The pairing was previously expected to co-headline UFC 303 in last June, but it was scrapped as Rountree withdrew from the event after unintentionally ingesting DHEA in a tainted supplement. On April 1, the pairing was scrapped once again as Hill pulled out due to a lingering leg injury.
A welterweight bout between Ian Machado Garry and Carlos Prates served as the new event headliner.
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