“Falls further into the mud” – Fans express disappointment after UFC 293 loses important fight from PPV card after Kai Kara-France’s injury update

UFC 293 in Sydney, Australia lost a marquee fight in the flyweight division. Kai Kara-France who was scheduled to fight Manel Kape has pulled out of the fight. Fans were eagerly wanting to see the match between the Kiwi and the Portuguese.

Fight fans have expressed disappointment after Kai Kara-France broke the news on X, formerly Twitter. “Falls further into the mud”, One fan posted on Twitter. The pay-per-view event is already thin with only the main event middleweight fight having a noteworthy significance. Kai Kara-France was looking to rebound after his consecutive defeats but a concussion suffered during the week has put that plan on hold. Kape, the former Rizin bantamweight champion is on a three-fight win streak.

Kara-France in his last bout against Amir Albazi lost a very close decision in a fight many thought he comfortably won. Before that, he lost to Brandon Moreno for the interim flyweight title. Kape after losing his debut and subsequent bout with the promotion is now on a three-fight win streak. Losing Kara-France is a big blow for the fight card. Tai Tuivasa vs Alexander Volkov in the co-main event is the only other noteworthy fight in the event.

Fans were already upset with the timing of the fight card. Most of the top fighters from the Oceanic region are nursing injuries. That list has Alexander Volkanovski and Dan Hooker to name a few. Nevertheless, some fans are positive that the presence of Israel Adesanya is enough to carry the fight card.

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Fans react to Kai Kara France pulling out of UFC 293 fight against Manel Kape

Kai Kara-France is known to produce entertaining fights inside the octagon. The Kiwi has never been in a boring fight. He is also one of UFC’s best athletes from the Oceanic region. He holds noteworthy victories over Cody Garbrandt, Askar Askarov, Rogerio Bontorin, and Tyson Nam. Fans are devastated by the news of Kara-France not fighting at UFC 293. Check out some of the fan reactions:

The Kiwi currently occupies the 5th position in the flyweight rankings. He trains at City Kickboxing along with Israel Adesanya, Dan Hooker, and Alexander Volkanovski to name a few. He will be sorely missed at the UFC 293 in Sydney, Australia.

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