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Kai Kara-France (born March 26, 1993) is a New Zealand mixed martial artist who competes in the Flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

Mixed martial arts career
In November 2010, Kara-France began his professional MMA career in his home city of Auckland, New Zealand, with a first-round TKO win over Ray Kaitiana.

The Ultimate Fighter
In 2016, Kara-France competed in The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions - the 24th edition of the UFC-produced reality television series The Ultimate Fighter. He won his first fight in spectacular fashion, with a 30-second TKO win over Terrence Mitchell. His second and final fight in this tournament was in the quarterfinals, where he lost by decision to Alexandre Pantoja.

Ultimate Fighting Championship
In December 2018, after having amassed a professional MMA record of 17-7 (plus one no-contest) in events throughout Asia, Australia, and New Zealand, Kara-France made his UFC debut at UFC Fight Night: dos Santos vs. Tuivasa, defeating Elias Garcia by unanimous decision. Both fighters were awarded $US50,000 "Fight of the Night" bonuses. He followed this two months later with a split-decision win over Raulian Paiva at UFC 234: Adesanya vs. Silva.