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Kai Kara-France is advising fans not to bet money on Cody Garbrandt at UFC 269.<\/p>\n

Kara-France (22-9 MMA) and Garbrandt (12-4 MMA) are set to collide in a flyweight bout this weekend at UFC 269.<\/p>\n

Cody Garbrandt made the decision to test the waters at 125lbs following his unanimous decision loss to Rob Font back in May. That setback served as Cody\u2019s fourth in his past five fights, with three of those defeats coming by way of knockout.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile,\u00a0 Kai Kara-France (22-9 MMA) is coming off a knockout win over Rogerio Bontorin in his most recent effort at UFC 259. Prior to that, he had suffered a submission loss to Brandon Royval. The Kiwi is currently ranked seventh in the flyweight division.<\/p>\n

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Image via @cody_nolove\/ @gorillawearusa on Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Although the drop down to flyweight<\/a> admittedly \u201cscared\u201d Cody Garbrandt, he knows that a win over Kai Kara-France at UFC 269 could lead to a quick title shot opportunity.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve got to make a statement, and I\u2019m known to,\u201d<\/em> Garbrandt said on his\u00a0\u201cRollin with the Homies\u201d podcast.\u00a0\u201cThis is a huge fight for me, (a) huge opportunity for my career. I\u2019m as scared of this as any fight because I\u2019ve never made 125. I\u2019ve never fought here. There\u2019s a lot of unanswered questions. Just like going into the Dominick Cruz fight \u2013 yeah, I could go in there and knock him out. But could I go five rounds? Could I do this? Could I do that? There\u2019s so many unanswered questions that it scares me and motivates me in the sense of doing the extra.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

While Cody Garbrandt plans on going the extra mile for this fight, Kai Kara-France has warned fans not to bet against him next Saturday:<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s one of these fights where I don\u2019t need to worry about getting taken down. I know he\u2019s too stubborn to do that. He\u2019ll rather just go out on his shield than play it safe.\u201d <\/em>Kai said via MMANews<\/a>. \u201cStylistically, we\u2019re a great matchup. I come forward, I like to swing and kickbox. I\u2019ve got great cardio. He\u2019s always had the speed advantage at bantamweight, but now coming down to flyweight, he won\u2019t have that speed advantage because we\u2019re all fast\u2026 People, if they\u2019re underestimating me, don\u2019t put money on Cody, because you\u2019re gonna lose it.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Who are you picking to win next weekend\u2019s flyweight matchup between Kai Kara-France and Cody Garbrandt? Share your thoughts in the comment section PENN Nation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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