{"id":404271,"date":"2022-01-23T18:46:56","date_gmt":"2022-01-24T02:46:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=404271"},"modified":"2022-01-23T18:46:56","modified_gmt":"2022-01-24T02:46:56","slug":"kai-kara-france-responds-to-callout-from-ufc-flyweight-champion-deiveson-figueiredo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/kai-kara-france-responds-to-callout-from-ufc-flyweight-champion-deiveson-figueiredo\/","title":{"rendered":"Kai Kara-France responds to callout from UFC flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kai Kara-France has responded after being name-dropped by newly crowned UFC flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo.<\/p>\n

Figueiredo (21-2-1 MMA) reclaimed the promotions<\/a> 125lbs title in the co-headliner of last night’s UFC 270 event, scoring a thrilling unanimous decision victory over Brandon Moreno (19-6-2 MMA).<\/p>\n

The contest marked the third straight meeting between Figueiredo and Moreno, and now ‘Figgy’ is ready to move on. Speaking at the UFC 270 post-fight press conference, ‘Daico’ expressed his interest in fighting streaking Kiwi – ‘Don’t Blink’ his next time out.<\/p>\n

\u201cKai Kara-France, obviously,\u201d<\/em> said Figueiredo. \u201cI want to knock him out, and he knocked out\u00a0Cody Garbrandt (see that here<\/a>). So that\u2019s the guy I wanted to knock out. It\u2019s not in my interest to fight Cody any more, it\u2019s Kai Kara-France.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

It did not take long for Deiveson’s words of war to find there way over to Kai. The New Zealander responded on Twitter with the following:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/kaikarafrance\/status\/1485162474819452929<\/a><\/p>\n

“The Champ has spoken. Let\u2019s get it going. Anytime, anywhere I\u2019m ready! @Daico_Deiveson ⚔️ #teamdontblink🇳🇿\u201c<\/em><\/p>\n

Kai Kara-France (23-9 MMA) most recently competed at last month’s UFC 269 event where he scored a nasty first round knockout over former bantamweight title holder Cody Garbrandt.<\/p>\n

That win marked Kai’s second finish in a row and third victory in his past five fights overall.<\/p>\n

\"Kai
Kai Kara-France defeats Cody Garbrandt via KO at UFC 269<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“Just a Maori boy from Aotearoa, New Zealand! Stand up NZ!!!!! It\u2019s my time! #meanmaori #teamdontblink #ufc269″ –\u00a0<\/em>The Kiwi shared following his win over Garbrandt.<\/p>\n

Whether or not the UFC will grant Deiveson Figueiredo his wish of fighting Kai Kara-France next remains to be seen. For his part, Brandon Moreno would like a fourth fight.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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