Michael Bisping credits Ian Machado Garry for facing Carlos Prates on short notice. Garry (15-1 MMA, 8-1 UFC) takes on Prates (21-6 MMA, 4-0 UFC) April 26 in the UFC on ESPN 66 main event at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Mo.

After the collapse of the planned UFC Kansas City main event, Ian Machado Garry will fight Carlos Prates in the new headliner, it has been confirmed. Former champion Jamahal Hill was due to face ex-title challenger Khalil Rountree Jr at light-heavyweight, but an injury to Hill forced the cancellation of that bout.

Ian Machado Garry’s confidence is as high as ever after booking a matchup with one of the welterweight division’s hottest fighters. On Tuesday, the UFC announced Garry is set to fight Carlos Prates in a welterweight bout that serves as the new headliner for UFC Kansas City on April 26.