UFC 277 free fight: Brandon Moreno beats Kai Kara-France in technical, back-and-forth striking battle

Brandon Moreno and Kai Kara-France will run things back, but this time with UFC gold on the line.

The flyweight contenders are set to meet in a rematch in the co-main event of Saturday’s UFC 277 pay-per-view in Dallas. Their bout is for the interim flyweight title since champion Deiveson Figueiredo is out nursing a hand injury.

Moreno (19-5-2 MMA, 7-2-2 UFC) and Kara-France (24-9 MMA, 7-2 UFC) first met in 2019 at UFC 245. The two went toe-to-toe for the entirety of the fight, trading big shots and giving fans one of the best fights on the card. In the end, Moreno was able to do enough to get a unanimous decision win over the New Zealander.

You can watch Moreno and Kara-France’s first outing in the video above.

Moreno is coming off a unanimous decision loss to Figueiredo, losing his flyweight title at UFC 270 in January. It was the third consecutive fight with Figueiredo after the two previously fought at UFC 263, where Moreno won via submission, and UFC 256, where they fought to a majority draw.

Kara-France most recently competed in March, upsetting Askar Askarov by unanimous decision. Prior to that, he earned a knockout over former champ Cody Garbrandt.