UFC on ESPN: Kara-France vs. Albazi

UFC on ESPN: Kara-France vs. Albazi (also known as UFC on ESPN 46) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on June 3, 2023, at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.[1]

UFC on ESPN: Kara-France vs. Albazi
Information
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateJune 3, 2023 (2023-06-03)
VenueUFC Apex
CityEnterprise, Nevada United States
Event chronology
UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill UFC on ESPN: Kara-France vs. Albazi UFC 289: Nunes vs. Aldana

Background

A middleweight bout between Jack Hermansson and former LFA Middleweight Champion Brendan Allen was expected to headline the event.[2] However, Hermansson withdrew in late April due to an undisclosed injury and the bout was scratched.[3] Allen was eventually rescheduled against Bruno Silva at UFC on ABC: Emmett vs. Topuria on June 25.[4] As a result, a scheduled flyweight bout between former interim UFC Flyweight Championship challenger Kai Kara-France and Amir Albazi was promoted to main event status.[5]

Former UFC Flyweight Championship challenger (also The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions flyweight winner) Tim Elliott and Allan Nascimento were expected to meet in a flyweight bout at the event.[6] However on April 28, Nascimento pulled out due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by former LFA Flyweight Champion Victor Altamirano.[7]

Former Strikeforce and UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion Miesha Tate was expected to face Mayra Bueno Silva in a women's bantamweight contest.[8] However on May 10, it was announced that Tate suffered an undisclosed injury and Bueno Silva was moved to headline UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Bueno Silva against fellow former champion Holly Holm.[9]

A featherweight bout between David Onama and Khusein Askhabov was expected to take place at this event.[10] However, Askhabov withdrew for unknown reasons.[11] Onama was instead rescheduled to face Gabriel Santos at UFC on ABC: Emmett vs. Topuria.[12]

Fight card
Main Card (ESPN / ESPN+)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Flyweight Kai Kara-France vs. Amir Albazi
Featherweight Alex Caceres vs. Daniel Pineda
Lightweight Jim Miller vs. Ľudovít Klein
Flyweight Tim Elliott vs. Victor Altamirano
Women's Flyweight Karine Silva vs. Ketlen Souza
Lightweight Jamie Mullarkey vs. Guram Kutateladze
Preliminary card (ESPN / ESPN+)
Welterweight Abubakar Nurmagomedov vs. Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos
Bantamweight John Castañeda vs. Mateus Mendonça
Heavyweight Andrei Arlovski vs. Don'Tale Mayes
Women's Strawweight Elise Reed vs. Jinh Yu Frey
Bantamweight Daniel Santos vs. Johnny Muñoz Jr.
Bantamweight Da'Mon Blackshear vs. Luan Lacerda
Light Heavyweight Philipe Lins vs. Maxim Grishin

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    See also

    References
    1. Nolan King (2023-04-25). "UFC officially books five more events in Las Vegas – four at UFC Apex". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
    2. Staff (2023-03-23). "Jack Hermansson vs. Brendan Allen headlines UFC's June 3 Fight Night card". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
    3. Jesse Holland and Alex Behunin (2023-04-27). "Jack Hermansson injured, pulled from UFC Vegas 74 main event". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
    4. Farah Hannoun (2023-05-02). "Brendan Allen vs. Bruno Silva joins UFC on ABC 5 lineup in Jacksonville". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
    5. Ryan Harkness (2023-05-01). "Flyweight five rounder! Kai Kara-France vs. Amir Albazi upgraded to UFC Vegas 74 main event". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
    6. Diego Ribas (2023-03-15). "In search of the flyweights top-15, Puro Osso faces UFC veteran in June". agfight.com. Retrieved 2023-03-15. (in Brazilian Portuguese)
    7. Nolan King (2023-04-28). "Victor Altamirano steps in to fight Tim Elliott at UFC Fight Night event". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
    8. Damon Martin (2023-03-07). "Miesha Tate vs. Mayra Bueno Silva set for June 3 UFC event". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
    9. Mike Bohn (2023-05-10). "Miesha Tate injured; Holly Holm vs. Mayra Bueno Silva headlines UFC Fight Night on July 15". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
    10. Arshad (2023-03-24). "Khusein Askhabov vs David Onama set for June 3 UFC event". itnwwe.com. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
    11. Krishna Venki (2023-04-20). "David Onama's upcoming opponent pulls out of June 3 event". sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
    12. Harvey Leonard (2023-05-07). "UFC Matchmaking Bulletin (5/1-5/6): Guram Kutateladze Returns & Andrei Arlovski Gets 40th Booking, Three Cancelations". mmanews.com. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
    13. "UFC on ESPN: Kara-France vs. Albazi". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
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