UFC returns to UFC APEX with a high stakes matchup in the flyweight division, as No. 3 ranked contender Kai Kara-France faces rising No. 7 Amir Albazi. Also on the card, No. 15 ranked featherweight contender Alex Caceres faces Daniel Pineda.
UFC FIGHT NIGHT: KARA-FRANCE vs. ALBAZI will take place Saturday, June 3 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas. The main card airs on ESPN, ESPN Deportes & ESPN+ (English and Spanish) starting at 9 pm ET / 6 pm.] PT, with the prelims exclusively ESPN+ at 6 pm ET / 3 pm PT.
Main event scheduled for five rounds. All other bouts scheduled for three rounds. | Official Scorecards
UFC Fight Night: Kara-France vs Albazi Results
UFC Fight Night: Kara-France vs Albazi Prelim Fight Results
Philipe Lins vs Maxim Grishin
- Philipe Lins (16-5, fighting out of Coconut Creek, FL by way of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil) and Maxim Grishin (32-9-2, fighting out of Moscow, Russia) collide in a light heavyweight bout
Da’Mon Blackshear vs Luan Lacerda
- Bantamweights Da’Mon Blackshear (12-5-1, fighting out of Albuquerque, N.M.) and Luan Lacerda (12-2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) look to steal the show
Elise Reed vs Jinh Yu Frey
- Strawweight action sees Elise Reed (6-3, fighting out of Princeton, N.J.) lock horns with Jinh Yu Frey (11-8, fighting out of Arlington, Texas)
Jamie Mullarkey vs Muhammad Naimov
- Jamie Mullarkey (16-5, fighting out of Holgate, NSW, Australia) meets Muhammad Naimov (8-2, fighting out of Dushanbe, Tajikistan) in a lightweight battle
John Castaneda vs Muin Gafurov
- John Castaneda (19-6, fighting out of Minneapolis, Minn.) faces Muin Gafurov (18-4, fighting out of Dushanbe, Tajikistan) in a bantamweight bout
Andrei Arlovski vs Don’Tale Mayes
- Former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski (34-21 2 NC, fighting out of Coconut Creek, Fla.) faces Don’Tale Mayes (9-5 1 NC, fighting out of Louisville, Ky.)
Daniel Santos vs Johnny Munoz
- Bantamweights Daniel Santos (10-2, fighting out of Sao Paulo, Brazil) and Johnny Munoz (12-2, fighting out of Norco, Calif.) collide in a thrilling bout
UFC Fight Night: Kara-France vs Albazi Main Card Fight Results
Abubakar Nurmagomedov vs Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos
Karine Silva vs Ketlen Souza
- Dana White’s Contender Series signee Karine Silva (15-4, fighting out of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil) looks to spoil the UFC debut of Ketlen Souza (13-3, fighting out of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil) at flyweight
Tim Elliott vs Victor Altamirano
- No. 11 ranked flyweight Tim Elliott (19-12-1, fighting out of Lee’s Summit, Mo.) defends his spot in the rankings against Victor Altamirano (12-2, fighting out of Fort Worth, Texas by way of Mexico City, Mexico)
Jim Miller vs Jesse Butler
- Lightweight veteran Jim Miller (35-17 1 NC, fighting out of Sparta, N.J.) returns against newcomer Jesse Butler (12-4, fighting out of West Monroe, LA) in a short-notice bout
Co-Main Event: Alex Caceres vs Daniel Pineda
- An exciting featherweight bout sees No. 15 ranked contender Alex Caceres (20-13 1 NC, fighting out of Miami, Fla.) match up against Daniel Pineda (28-14 3 NC, fighting out of Houston, Texas)
Main Event: Kai Kara-France vs Amir Albazi
- Kai Kara-France (24-10 1 NC, fighting out of Auckland, New Zealand) looks to cement himself as a title threat in the flyweight division in his UFC main event debut. A City Kickboxing product, Kara-France earned a shot at the 125-pound strap following victories over Cody Garbrandt, Rogerio Bontorin and Askar Askarov. He now intends to defend his spot in the rankings against Albazi in his first Octagon appearance of 2023.
- Surging prospect Amir Albazi (16-1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nev. by way of Baghdad, Iraq) aims to make the most of the biggest opportunity of his MMA career by taking out Kara-France. Undefeated in the UFC, he has secured victories over Malcolm Gordon, Francisco Figueiredo and Alessando Costa. Albazi now plans to leave no doubt that he can compete with the best in the world and vault to the top of the flyweight ranks.
