Kay Cara-France will face Manel Cap in a flyweight match at UFC 293.
ESPN He was the first to report the pairing, which was nearing completion. UFC 293 takes place at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia on September 9. While the headliner of the card has yet to be announced, middleweight champion Israel Adesanya is expected to defend his title at the event.
Kara-France last appeared in the UFC on ESPN 46’s Main Event, suffering a split decision loss to Amir Elbazy on June 3. It was the second straight defeat for the City Kickboxing representative, who suffered a third-round TKO defeat to Brandon Moreno in an interim title bout at UFC 277. “Don’t Blink” is 7-4 in UFC competition, with wins over the likes of Askar Askarov and Cody Garbrandt and Rogerio Bontorin.
Kape, a former Rizin bantamweight champion, has won three straight contests after losing his first two appearances in the octagon. Most recently, “Starboy” took a three-round referee over David Dvorak at UFC Fight Night 216 last December.