Kai Kara-France vs. Amir Albazi shifts to UFC Fight Night on June 3 headliner
The UFC’s June 3 Fight Night event has a new headliner.
The card at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas originally was to be headlined by a middleweight bout between Brendan Allen and Jack Hermansson, but Hermansson withdrew due to injury.
Now flyweights Kai Kara-France (24-10 MMA, 7-3 UFC) and Amir Albazi (16-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC) have been promoted to top billing. The pair will throw down for five rounds, Kara-France revealed on the “Who the Fook Are These Guys?” podcast.
MMA Junkie subsequently verified the matchup with a person close to the booking. The person requested anonymity because the promotion has yet to make an official announcement.
Main event, Vegas June 3rd! 👊🏻 https://t.co/uMQuJEkpQi
— Kai Kara France (@kaikarafrance) May 1, 2023
Kara-France will look to rebound after he failed to capture the interim title against Brandon Moreno in a TKO loss at UFC 277 in July 2022. Prior to that, the City Kickboxing fighter won three straight – including a knockout of former bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt.
Albazi is coming off a second-round knockout of Alessandro Costa at UFC Fight Night 216 in December. The 29-year-old has won his first four octagon bouts, including three by finish.
The June 3 UFC Fight Night lineup includes:
Amir Albazi vs. Kai Kara-France
Mayra Bueno Silva vs. Miesha Tate
Ludovit Klein vs. Jim Miller
Alex Caceres vs. Daniel Pineda
Victor Altamirano vs. Tim Elliott
Jinh Yu Frey vs. Elise Reed
Da’Mon Blackshear vs. Luan Lacerda
John Castaneda vs. Mateus Mendonca
Maxim Grishin vs. Philipe Lins
Abubakar Nurmagomedov vs. Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos