Kai Kara-France

Ahead of Saturday's UFC 277 showdown, we take a look at Kai Kara-France's last bout in the octagon.

Kara-France was last in action this past March, where he defeated Askar Askarov by unanimous decision at UFC on ESPN 33 in Columbus, OH. The match lasted three rounds and pushed his winning streak to three. His previous two fights were both first-round knockouts, one against Rogerio Bontorin at UFC 259 in March of last year and the other one against Cody Garbrandt at UFC 269 last December. Both of those victories earned him Performance of the Night honors. Kara-France is the underdog heading into Saturday’s card with +180 moneyline odds on DraftKings Sportsbook. He previously lost to Moreno by unanimous decision at UFC 245 in December of 2019.

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- UFC 277 Pena vs. Kara-France has not had as much success as Moreno since their first encounter, but he hasn’t done poorly either. Following the win, Moreno strung together two more victories and earned himself a title shot against Deiveson Figueiredo. “The Assassin Baby” comported himself, forcing a majority draw, and then beat Figueiredo to claim the title in their rematch.

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"I feel like it's going to be a dogfight. It's not about that; it's a battle with yourself and I'm more than ready to become a world champion. This weekend, Kara-France meets the man who handed him his first loss inside the UFC octagon, with Moreno (19-6; claiming a unanimous decision victory in late 2019. It's about ticking off all the boxes, and I've done that in my last few fights." That's just from the evolution I've come through in this sport; the highs and lows, ups and downs, but we keep turning up and where we are now fighting for a world title," he said. That's why I'm in the position I am in.

In his bout for the interim flyweight championship at UFC 277 in Dallas, Kara-France was stopped late in the third round by Mexican counterpart Brandon Moreno.

Diamond was out-wrestled in the first round by American opponent Orion Cosce, before coming back strong in the second. It was reflected in the judges scorecards just how tight the bout was through the first two rounds. After a back-and-forth fight that had the judges split through two rounds, a liver shot - delivered through pin-point kick with force - sent Kara-France to the canvas.

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Analyzing Saturday's UFC 277 bout odds and lines between Brandon Moreno vs. Kai Kara-France, with MMA picks, tips and predictions.

Moreno can win fights in a multitude of ways, however, and submissions are his specialty. Kara-France rebounded from a submission loss to Royval in September 2020 by winning each of his last 3 bouts to re-position himself for a title shot. Kara-France holds a 4.84-to-3.54 significant strikes landed per minute advantage, while Moreno has a slight 1-inch reach advantage and 3-inch height advantage. Kara-France odds and lines, with picks and predictions. Tipico has no influence over nor are any such revenues in any way dependent on or linked to the newsrooms or news coverage. Gannett may earn revenue from Tipico for audience referrals to betting services. Moreno will be fighting somebody different than Deiveson Figueiredo for the first time since knocking out Brandon Royval in Nov. 2020. These fighters met previously, and while Moreno won it came by unanimous decision. See Tipico.com for Terms and Conditions. 21+ only. So there is some risk here. The first Figueiredo fight at UFC 256 was a draw, the rematch at UFC 263 was a submission win for Moreno, and Figueiredo posted a unanimous-decision victory at UFC 270 in late January. In a flyweight championship bout in the co-main event, Brandon Moreno and Kai Kara-France meet Saturday at UFC 277 at American Airlines Arena in Dallas. Below, we analyze the UFC 277 Moreno vs.

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Moreno then moved in with a combo, finishing with a kick to the body. Following the win, Deiveson Figueiredo was brought into the cage — with Moreno saying he would be an example to his daughter, family, and the world, and apologizing for some past comments that had offended the champ. Back on his feet, Moreno fanned on a spinning back fist. That led to some clinch work, with Kara-France managing to stay up and separate after a Moreno takedown attempt. Moreno found a home for his left hand; about half a minute later, Kara-France did the same with his right. Round three saw Moreno planted on his back early care of a sweep, but he immediately threw up a high guard.

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Kara-France earned the shot by going 4-1. Kara-France was looking for his first chance at holding the flyweight title by going up against the former champion. Things got dicey in the third round when Kara-France swept Moreno and landed some massive ground and pound to cut open his face but as the round looked to wind down Moreno flurried and stopped Kara-France to end the fight in a big way.

A vicious kick to the body felled New Zealander Kara-France in the fight in Dallas.

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In the third round, Kara-France did his best work after he caught a Moreno kick and dumped him to the floor. Kara-France immediately rolled over and covered up, which brought in a quick stoppage from referee Herb Dean, as Moreno swarmed on him with hammerfists. He already held a prior decision win over Kara-France (24-10) from 2019, and the rematch was similar in that Moreno simply had more tools than the challenger from New Zealand. "This guy right here, tonight is his night and he is the champion," Figueiredo said, through a translator. Moreno challenged Figueiredo for the belt in December 2020, and fought him to a majority draw. The Brazilian champion entered the Octagon after Moreno's win and asked to do it in Brazil.