UFC Kansas City: Ian Machado Garry versus Carlos Prates continues on the prelims with a fight between Matt Schnell and Jimmy Flick in the flyweight division.
Matt Schnell stood his ground in one of the craziest rounds in UFC history. After nearly a decade of fighting in the UFC Flyweight division, Matt Schnell’s time in the Octagon is about to wrap up.
Sean Brady looked like a potential UFC welterweight championship contender when he fought Belal Muhammad at UFC 280 in a matchup between ranked contenders.
The main card for UFC Vegas 87 kicked off with a violent knockout when Steve Erceg took on Matt Schnell in a flyweight bout. Despite the heavyweight headliner, many fans pointed to the scheduled bantamweight and flyweight action as the most interesting fights on the card.
Matt Weibel, Schnell's manager, confirmed on Twitter that the 30-year-old collapsed while attempting to cut weight ahead of Friday's weigh-ins. Schnell was recovering at a local hospital as of Friday afternoon.