The flyweight fight between Kai Kara-France and Amir Albazi has been promoted to the main event slot for UFC Vegas 74 at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, following an injury to Jack Hermansson.
The flyweight fight between Kai Kara-France and Amir Albazi has been promoted to the main event slot for the upcoming UFC Vegas 74 card scheduled on June 3 at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas. Kara-France and Albazi both confirmed the shift after an injury forced Jack Hermansson out of his originally scheduled matchup against Brendan Allen. With Hermansson out of action, Allen shifted to a new fight later in June and the UFC opted to bump up Kara-France and Albazi to the headline spot.
Kara-France will attempt to get back on track after suffering a loss to reigning UFC flyweight champion Brandon Moreno in his last outing. Prior to that defeat, Kara-France had rattled off three wins in a row, including a knockout over ex-UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt. On the other hand, 29-year-old Iraqi-born fighter Amir Albazi will look to keep his undefeated run in the UFC intact when he faces Kara-France in his first main event.
Albazi is currently riding a five-fight win streak overall, with a perfect 4-0 resume in the UFC, and three of those victories coming by way of knockout or submission. While the full card and bout order hasn’t been announced by the UFC yet, it is now confirmed that Kara-France and Albazi are secured in the main event spot.