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Alexandre Pantoja Vs. Kai Kara-France Preview
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Alexandre Pantoja Vs. Kai Kara-France Preview

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Alexandre Pantoja, the UFC Flyweight Champion, defends his belt for the fourth time when he faces Kai Kara-France at UFC 317. 

The fight takes place on the Ilia Topuria vs. Charles Oliveira card. It is a rematch of their first clash, which took place on the 24th season of "The Ultimate Fighter." Pantoja took the victory via a unanimous decision. He enters the fight with a win against Kai Asakura at UFC 310. That was his fourth defense after having picked up the belt against Brandon Moreno. In comparison, Kara-France secured the title shot after stopping Steve Erceg in his last fight at UFC 305. The win ended his two-fight losing streak following losses to Brandon Moreno and Amir Albazi. 

Pre-Fight

“He can knock you out with one punch. I need to pay attention to that. If I see him like Mike Tyson, maybe I need to be more like Muhammad Ali. I need movement. But if he tries to hit me, I have a very good chin. I’ve proved that many times. I don’t want to prove that a lot. I want to move my head more. That’s something I’ve really worked on.

"But I have strong hands, too, and that’s going to be an amazing opportunity to prove to everyone that I have strong hands. If you want to hit me, you need to know I’m going to hit you, too. I have strong hands. Maybe it’s going to be a good opportunity to knock someone out. Kai Kara-France is a good fighter. Very competitive, high-level fighter and is going to be a good challenge for me," Pantoja said 

"I know that this is my time to do it – with age and maturity and experience. I already fought for the belt before. I know what the pressure feels like. I know what the expectations are. So (I’m) just welcoming it, and this time around ready for it, and this time around not fighting with things that aren’t going your way – just letting it all flow. That’s where I’m at right now. I’m at a great place and ready to bring back another belt," Kara-France stated 

Full Card

Ilia Topuria vs. Charles Oliveira

Alexandre Pantoja vs. Kai Kara-France

Brandon Royval vs. Joshua Van

Beneil Dariush vs. Renato Moicano

Payton Talbott vs. Felipe Lima

Preliminary Card 

Jack Hermansson vs. Gregory Rodrigues

Hyder Amil vs. Jose Delgado

Viviane Araujo vs. Tracy Cortez

Terrance McKinney vs. Viacheslav Borshchev

Sedriques Dumas vs. Jackson McVey

Jhonata Diniz vs. Alvin Hines

Niko Price vs. Jacobe Smith

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