Kai Kara France vs Askar Askarov, flyweight fight set for March 2022 in a potential title eliminator


Kai Kara France vs Askar Askarov, flyweight fight set for March 2022 in a potential title eliminator

Askar Askarov- Kai Kara France

Looks like UFC Flyweight Kai Kara France is going to have the most significant bout of his UFC career as he is going to face #2 flyweight Askar Askaraov next year. The booking of this fight was first reported by MMA Junkie. France is coming off the biggest victory of his MMA career from UFC 269 when he knocked out former UFC Bantamweight Champion Cody Garbrandt in the very first round.

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Askarov, the undefeated Russian prospect, on the other hand, is coming off a dominant 3-round clinic over former UFC title challenger Joseph Benavidez at UFC 259. It was Askarov, the former ACB champion in the first go that suggested that he and France should fight and the winner should be the next in line for the title shot after the trilogy between the champion Brandon Moreno and the former champion Deveison Figueiredo.

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Askar Askarov vs Kai Kara France
Askar Askarov vs Kai Kara France

The flyweight fight is going to take place on UFC Fight Night on March 26, which is going to be headlined by former UFC Light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz and #3 ranked Alexander Rakic in a light-heavyweight bout, which just like the flyweight bout, is also a potential title eliminator.

Who do you get it winning between Kai Kara France and Askar Askarov? France is known for his striking skills which is also the testament for his training gym, City Kickboxing which holds UFC champions like Alex Volkanovski and Israel Adesanya. Askarov is from the Russian land of Dagestan, where fighters like Khabib Nurmagomedov and Islam Makhachev are born and grew from. Both the fighters are somewhat representing the different styles of representing a fighters’ grit, whether you are crafty Kiwi or a tough Russian.

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