Three more bouts have been made official for UFC on ESPN+ 26
Kai Kara-France (20-8 MMA, 3-1 UFC) will make a quick turnaround when he takes on Tyson Nam (18-10-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) in a flyweight bout. MMA Junkie confirmed the matchup after an initial report from Stuff New Zealand.
City Kickboxing’s Kara-France was defeated by Brandon Moreno at UFC 245 earlier this month, snapping his eight-fight winning streak. Eager to compete at home, Kara-France will get his wish when he takes on Hawaii’s Nam.
Nam stepped in on short notice in his UFC debut in September to replace an injured Alex Perez and take on top contender Sergio Pettis. He lost the bout via unanimous decision.
Two more Australian fighters will compete at UFC Auckland, as Callan Potter (18-8 MMA, 1-1 UFC) takes on Song Kenan (15-5 MMA, 3-1 UFC), and Jamie Mullarkey (14-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC) faces Jalin Turner (8-5 MMA, 1-2 UFC). These bouts were reported by The Sydney Morning Herald.
UFC on ESPN+ 26 takes place Feb. 22 (Feb. 23 locally) at Spark Arena in Auckland. The card is set to be streamed live on ESPN+.
With the addition, the latest UFC on ESPN+ 26 card includes:
- Paul Felder vs. Dan Hooker
- Vinicius Moreira vs. Tyson Pedro
- Marcos Rogerio de Lima vs. Ben Sosoli
- Jake Matthews vs. Emil Meek
- Magomed Mustafaev vs. Brad Riddell
- Karolina Kowalkiewicz vs. Xiaonan Yan
- Jimmy Crute vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk
- Shana Dobson vs. Rachael Ostovich
- Kevin Aguilar vs. Zubaira Tukhugov
- Kai Kara-France vs. Tyson Nam
- Song Kenan vs. Callan Potter
- Jamie Mullarkey vs. Jalin Turner
