Kai Kara-France is an interim UFC flyweight challenger who misplaced a championship match to Brandon Moreno final summer time. Nearly 11 months later, he is again within the Octagon to headline ESPN 46 and struggle budding MMA star Amir Al-Bazi within the UFC.
Kai Kara France vs Amir Albaji odds
| cash line | odds |
|---|---|
| Kai Cala-France | -115 |
| Amir al-Baji | -115 |
*Odds obtained from BetUS on Tuesday 30 Could 2023.
When, the place and the way will you watch?
- place: UFC Apex (Las Vegas, Nevada)
- date: Saturday, June 3, 2023
- time: ~10:00 PM ET
- Viewing technique: ESPN/ESPN+
Kai Cara-France able to make himself significant once more
Kai Kara-France has a 24-10-1 report in his skilled MMA profession and an 8-3 report within the UFC. Since becoming a member of Dana in his White promotion, he has earned his Efficiency of the Night time bonus twice. Two of his fights additionally earned Combat of the Night time honors. A kind of is a July 2022 struggle for the interim UFC flyweight title in opposition to Brandon Moreno.
It was a hell of a struggle and Cara France was going robust till the top of the third spherical when the referee stopped the struggle and Moreno gained by TKO. Earlier than the loss, he scored 53 essential strikes and even scored one takedown. Takedowns aren’t his specialty, however he is nice on the subject of takedown protection. In actual fact, “Do not Blink” defends almost 90% of his TD makes an attempt. He’ll must capitalize on these abilities when he takes on a real TD knowledgeable on Saturday.
Amir al-Bazi decided to stay undefeated in UFC
Amir “The Prince” Albaji has solely fought 4 fights within the UFC earlier than, so it is type of shocking that he’ll be headlining this Saturday. The reason being that he wins all these fights and provides a powerful efficiency each time.
He was hit solely 90 occasions within the match and was taken down simply as soon as. He utterly destroyed his two opponents in spherical 1, Malcolm Gordon and Francisco his Figueiredo, successful by submission each time. Albaji additionally recorded a 1KO win in opposition to Alessandro Costa in December final 12 months.
His solely resolution win got here in January 2021 in opposition to Djargas Dzumagulov. And earlier than becoming a member of the UFC, he gained Bellator, Brace CF, and different promotions all inside distance. All that sounds spectacular, however the reality is, Al-Baji has by no means confronted a high-profile opponent like Kara France.
Kai Kara France vs Amir Al-Baji Prediction
Amir Albaji is on his technique to turning into a UFC starter, however I doubt he has the talent set wanted to beat former interim challenger Kai Kara-France. The New Zealander is a lot better offensively, however his takedown defensive abilities must be sufficient to neutralize Al-Baji’s strongest weapon.
choose: Kay Cara-France wins
