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Brandon Royval Wraps Guillotine on Kai Kara-France After Firefight – UFC 253 Highlights

RoyvalFormer LFA flyweight best, Brandon ‘Raw Dawg’ Royval continues his rise in the UFC. The Factory X mainstay scores his second win under the promotion’s banner, with a quickfire second-round guillotine win over Kai Kara-France. In an absolute barnburner in the opening round, both Kara-France and Royval dropped each other in the space of mere […]

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Former LFA flyweight best, Brandon ‘Raw Dawg’ Royval continues his rise in the UFC. The Factory X mainstay scores his second win under the promotion’s banner, with a quickfire second-round guillotine win over Kai Kara-France.

In an absolute barnburner in the opening round, both Kara-France and Royval dropped each other in the space of mere seconds, with the former uncorking a massive right-hand before the latter found a home for a spinning back-fist.

Threatening with a brief guillotine attempt in the opening-frame, Royval readjusted in the second round when the opportunity opened once more, triangulating his guard before forcing a tap from the gritty, Kara-France.

Expect Royval to leapfrog the top-ten, and lay claim to Kara-France’s #7 rank come the release of the updated rankings next week.

Below, check out the highlights from Royval’s second Octagon success.

Brandon Royval Taps Kai Kara-France In Crazy Fight – UFC 253 Results

Kara-France RoyvalNext up on the UFC 253 main card is a flyweight bout between Kai Kara-France and Brandon Royval. Round 1: Royval starts off with some kicks. Kara-France drops Royval with a right as he attempts a kick. However, Royval drops him soon after with a spinning elbow. They’re both on the ground and Royval looks […]

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Next up on the UFC 253 main card is a flyweight bout between Kai Kara-France and Brandon Royval.

Round 1: Royval starts off with some kicks. Kara-France drops Royval with a right as he attempts a kick. However, Royval drops him soon after with a spinning elbow. They’re both on the ground and Royval looks to sink in a submission with a tight grip on Kara-France’s arm. He transitions to side control and then full mount. However, Kara-France scrambles and eventually gets to his feet. Royval is pressuring Kara-France with a wide array of strikes. Kara-France returns with some strikes of his own but Royval lands a knee that drops Kara-France. He looks to sink in the guillotine but Kara-France gets to his feet. Royval sweeps and they return to striking. Royval continues to pressure and throw strikes as both fighters land. The round comes to an end in what should be a round for Royval.

Round 2: Royval continues where he left off from the first round as he continues to land strikes and pressure Kara-France. He sinks in the guillotine while countering a takedown attempt from Kara-France and gets the submission win soon after.

Official result: Brandon Royval defeats Kai Kara-France via guillotine submission (R2, 0:48).

VIDEO | Brandon Royval Looks To Finish Kai Kara-France At UFC 253

Brandon RoyvalBrandon Royval (11-4) chats to Ryan Maccarthy ahead of his flyweight fight against Kai Kara-France (21-8) at UFC 253. The card set to take place on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi on September 26 will be headlined by UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya who puts his title on the line against number one contender Paulo Costa. […]

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Brandon Royval (11-4) chats to Ryan Maccarthy ahead of his flyweight fight against Kai Kara-France (21-8) at UFC 253. The card set to take place on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi on September 26 will be headlined by UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya who puts his title on the line against number one contender Paulo Costa.

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Johnny Walker Returns, Several More UFC Fights Announced

Johnny Walker’s return headlines a number of UFC fights that were booked by the promotion recently. Walker will meet fellow UFC light heavyweight Nikita Krylov at UFC Brasilia which takes place March 14. Both fighters are coming off losses with Walker losing a first-round TKO to Corey Anderson last month. Krylov, meanwhile, suffered a split […]

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Johnny Walker’s return headlines a number of UFC fights that were booked by the promotion recently.

Walker will meet fellow UFC light heavyweight Nikita Krylov at UFC Brasilia which takes place March 14. Both fighters are coming off losses with Walker losing a first-round TKO to Corey Anderson last month. Krylov, meanwhile, suffered a split decision loss to Glover Teixeira.

Other fights added to UFC Brasilia include a flyweight matchup between Jussier Formiga and Brandon Moreno — a bout which could determine the next challenger for the winner of the vacant flyweight title fight at UFC Norfolk. Paige VanZant meets Amanda Ribas in a women’s flyweight bout while Brad Tavares meets Antonio Carlos Junior in battle of middleweights as well.

In addition, Rani Yahya meets Enrique Barzola while Veronica Macedo returns to bantamweight when she meets Bea Malecki. Elizue Zaleski is also reported to be on the card as he will meet Alexey Kunchenko according to MMA Fighting sources. It is not known which fight will be the event’s headliner.

As for UFC Auckland which takes place February 23, Kai Kara-France will compete in his home country when he faces Tyson Nam in a flyweight contest. Kara-France recently suffered a unanimous decision defeat against Moreno at UFC 245.

According to the Sydney Morning Herald, two more fights have also been added to the card including Callan Porter vs. Song Kenan and Jamie Mullarkey vs. Jalin Turner.

UFC Auckland will be headlined by a lightweight bout between Dan Hooker and Paul Felder.

What do you think of these fights?

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Kai Kara-France Says UFC 245 Will Be His ‘Breakout Fight’ En Route To Title Shot (Interview)

Kai Kara-France is set to fight in the United States for the first time as a pro at UFC 245 when he battles Brandon Moreno. Yet, it was originally supposed to be against Sergio Pettis, but the New Zealander doesn’t care about the opponent switch….

Kai Kara-France is set to fight in the United States for the first time as a pro at UFC 245 when he battles Brandon Moreno. Yet, it was originally supposed to be against Sergio Pettis, but the New Zealander doesn’t care about the opponent switch. Instead, he knows it is a very important fight for […]

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Kai Kara-France Outlasts Mark De La Rosa – UFC Shenzhen Results

Up next on UFC Shenzhen is a flyweight contest between Kai Kara-France and Mark De La Rosa. Round 1: De La Rosa lands a nice couple of shots and comes in nicely on a takedown attempt. He has Kara-France’s back clinched against the cage. Kara-France reverses and lands some nice hamemrfists before getting back to […]

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Up next on UFC Shenzhen is a flyweight contest between Kai Kara-France and Mark De La Rosa.

Round 1:

De La Rosa lands a nice couple of shots and comes in nicely on a takedown attempt. He has Kara-France’s back clinched against the cage. Kara-France reverses and lands some nice hamemrfists before getting back to his feet. De La Rosa puts together a very nice combination but Kara-France fires back with a jab. A takedown attempt from De La Rosa comes up flat again, as Kara-France scrambles and gets to his feet. The round comes to an end.

Round 2:

A bit right hand from Kara-France drops De La Rosa to the canvas but he’s back up to his feet. De La Rosa comes forward with some volume. A big leg kick from Kara-France takes De La Rosa’s leg out from under him and he falls to the canvas. Some ground-and-pound from Kara-France but he stands up and wants to keep things striking. De La Rosa starting to press the action on the feet now. A big overhand lands for Kara-France but De la Rosa continues to fight forward. The round comes to an end.

Round 3:

Heavy shots from both men to open the round. Kara-France connects with a nice hook as he ducks and circles out. Another big shot from Kara-France connects and now De La Rosa is firing back with bombs. Beautiful counter shots connect for De La Rosa, but he eats a massive body kick.

Kara-France is putting together a big combination on De La Rosa against the cage, as the body kick seemed to have hurt De La Rosa momentarily. The leg kick from Kara-France is really hurting De La Rosa, but Kara-France isn’t throwing it enough. Now Kara-France is starting to really attack De La Rosa’s front leg.

A body shot lands for Kara-France, and he follows up with a leg kick. Kara-France throwing heavy leather as time expires, and De La Rosa simply evades as the round ends.

Official Result: Kai Kara-France def. Mark De La Rosa via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

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