Kai Kara-France Says UFC 245 Will Be His ‘Breakout Fight’ En Route To Title Shot (Interview)

Kai Kara-France is set to fight in the United States for the first time as a pro at UFC 245 when he battles Brandon Moreno. Yet, it was originally supposed to be against Sergio Pettis, but the New Zealander doesn’t care about the opponent switch….

Kai Kara-France is set to fight in the United States for the first time as a pro at UFC 245 when he battles Brandon Moreno. Yet, it was originally supposed to be against Sergio Pettis, but the New Zealander doesn’t care about the opponent switch. Instead, he knows it is a very important fight for […]

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Kai Kara-France Outlasts Mark De La Rosa – UFC Shenzhen Results

Up next on UFC Shenzhen is a flyweight contest between Kai Kara-France and Mark De La Rosa. Round 1: De La Rosa lands a nice couple of shots and comes in nicely on a takedown attempt. He has Kara-France’s back clinched against the cage. Kara-France reverses and lands some nice hamemrfists before getting back to […]

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Up next on UFC Shenzhen is a flyweight contest between Kai Kara-France and Mark De La Rosa.

Round 1:

De La Rosa lands a nice couple of shots and comes in nicely on a takedown attempt. He has Kara-France’s back clinched against the cage. Kara-France reverses and lands some nice hamemrfists before getting back to his feet. De La Rosa puts together a very nice combination but Kara-France fires back with a jab. A takedown attempt from De La Rosa comes up flat again, as Kara-France scrambles and gets to his feet. The round comes to an end.

Round 2:

A bit right hand from Kara-France drops De La Rosa to the canvas but he’s back up to his feet. De La Rosa comes forward with some volume. A big leg kick from Kara-France takes De La Rosa’s leg out from under him and he falls to the canvas. Some ground-and-pound from Kara-France but he stands up and wants to keep things striking. De La Rosa starting to press the action on the feet now. A big overhand lands for Kara-France but De la Rosa continues to fight forward. The round comes to an end.

Round 3:

Heavy shots from both men to open the round. Kara-France connects with a nice hook as he ducks and circles out. Another big shot from Kara-France connects and now De La Rosa is firing back with bombs. Beautiful counter shots connect for De La Rosa, but he eats a massive body kick.

Kara-France is putting together a big combination on De La Rosa against the cage, as the body kick seemed to have hurt De La Rosa momentarily. The leg kick from Kara-France is really hurting De La Rosa, but Kara-France isn’t throwing it enough. Now Kara-France is starting to really attack De La Rosa’s front leg.

A body shot lands for Kara-France, and he follows up with a leg kick. Kara-France throwing heavy leather as time expires, and De La Rosa simply evades as the round ends.

Official Result: Kai Kara-France def. Mark De La Rosa via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

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UFC Shenzhen Highlights: Kai Kara-France Outpoints Mark De La Rosa

Kai Kara-France outpointed Mark De La Rosa at the UFC Shenzhen event.  The two fighters met in a flyweight bout at UFC Shenzhen from the Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China that aired live on ESPN+. This fight lived up…

Kai Kara-France outpointed Mark De La Rosa at the UFC Shenzhen event.  The two fighters met in a flyweight bout at UFC Shenzhen from the Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China that aired live on ESPN+. This fight lived up to the hype as it was a fun grappler vs. striker affair.  De […]

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