After a rare week without an event, the MMA industry leaders return on Saturday with UFC On ESPN 46. Kai Kara-France comes in off the back of an unsuccessful challenge for Brandon Moreno’s interim UFC Flyweight Championship. He looks to bounce back in the main event against Amir Albazi, who is riding a five-fight winning streak.
The Dragon will re-enter the Octagon as ‘Bruce Leeroy’ Alex Caceres tangles with Daniel Pineda. There’s a record-extending 42nd UFC bout for the eternal Jim Miller as he takes on Jared Gordon. The prelims feature the second man on the all-time list for most fights as former UFC Heavyweight Champion Andrei Arlovski fights for the company for the 40th time against Don’Tale Mayes. Arlovski also has the most wins in UFC history with 23.
Here’s everything you need to know about a huge night of action in Nevada.
Where: UFC Apex, Paradise, Nevada, USA
When: Saturday 3rd June, 11pm UK time
How To Watch: BT Sport 1HD
Tale Of The Tape:
Kara-France:
Place Of Birth: Auckland, New Zealand
Age: 30
Alias: Don’t Blink
Record: 24-10-1
Height: 5’5”
Reach: 69’’
Last Fight: Kara-France was dropped a third-round TKO to interim UFC Flyweight boss Brandon Moreno last July.
Albazi:
Place Of Birth: Baghdad, Iraq
Age: 29
Alias: The Prince
Record: 16-1
Height: 5’5”
Reach: 68”
Last Fight: Albazi knocked out Alessandro Costa in three rounds in December.
Full card:
Main card
Kai Kara-France vs Amir Albazi (flyweight)
Alex Caceres vs Daniel Pineda (featherweight)
Jim Miller vs Ludovit Klein (lightweight)
Tim Elliott vs Victor Altamirano (flyweight)
Karine Silva vs Ketlen Souza (women’s flyweight)
Jamie Mullarkey vs Guram Kutateladze (lightweight)
Prelims
Abubakar Nurmagomedov vs Elizeu dos Santos (welterweight)
John Castaneda vs Mateus Mendonca (bantamweight)
Andrei Arlovski vs Don’Tale Mayes (heavyweight)
Daniel Santos vs Johnny Munoz (bantamweight)
Elise Reed vs Jinh Yu Frey (women’s strawweight)
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