Brandon Moreno vs. Kai Kara-France Odds: Moreno Given 68% Chance To Defeat Kara-France

Brandon Moreno vs. Kai Kara-France Odds: Moreno Given 68% Chance To Defeat Kara-France

A pair of belts are on the line Saturday night when the UFC hits the road and heads to Dallas, Texas. First, in the co-main event, Brandon Moreno takes on Kai Kara-France for the Interim Flyweight Championship. That’s followed by a rematch in the Women’s Bantamweight Division, where Julianna Pena looks to shock the world again as she goes toe-to-toe with the great Amanda Nunes. 

Below I’ll break down the co-main event, including each fighter’s recent form and statistics, the public betting data, and the best odds for each flyweight to exit the cage as a champion. 

Brandon Moreno vs. Kai Kara-France Start Time, Where To Watch, and Odds

• When: Saturday, July 30, 2022
• Time: 10:00 PM EDT
• Where: American Airlines Arena, Dallas, TX
• Where to Watch: PPV Through ESPN+

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Brandon Moreno vs. Kai Kara-France Breakdown

BRANDON MORENO (19-6-2) 

It’s been a wild ride recently for the Mexican-born flyweight. Moreno dropped the championship trilogy finale with Deiveson Figueiredo by unanimous decision back in January after submitting him via rear naked choke six months earlier. The Assassin Baby actually outstruck Figueiredo 105-86 in the third installment but was knocked down three times and lost the takedown battle 2-1. Ultimately, the judges decided Figueiredo did enough to get his hand raised and Moreno moved into the number-one contender position. 

Moreno enters Saturday’s fight averaging 3.54 significant strikes per minute while absorbing 3.31 strikes per minute. The 28-year-old is fairly active in the takedown department, averaging 1.84 takedowns per 15 minutes while landing at a 47% success rate. It’s worth noting that Moreno is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and his grappling game could give him the edge in getting named the interim champ in Dallas. 

KAI KARA-FRANCE (24-9-0, 1 NC) 

The New Zealander is coming off of an upset win over Askar Askarov back in March of this year. It was a unanimous decision victory for Kara-France, who outstruck Askarov 51-27 over three rounds. Askarov landed two takedowns and added two unsuccessful submission attempts. It was Kara-France’s third straight win with the two previous victories coming over Rogerio Bontorin and Cody Garbrandt more recently. 

The 29-year-old has shown his knockout power in recent bouts, with both the Bontorin and Garbrandt fights ending via KO/TKO. Kara-France comes into this interim championship contest averaging 4.84 significant strikes per minute while absorbing 3.51. He’s a blue belt in BJJ, leading to an impressive 84% takedown defense rate. Offensively, Kara-France isn’t too active in the takedown department. He’s averaging 0.43 successful takedowns per 15 minutes and landing at just a 21% success rate. 

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BRANDON MORENO VS. KAI KARA-FRANCE ODDS 

The oddsmakers opened the betting line at -160 in favor of Moreno and a de cent amount of money has come in on the former champ, pushing him up to -210 at Caesars. As for Kara-France, the best value for him comes at DraftKings, where he’s +185 to get his hand raised on Saturday. 

BRANDON MORENO VS. KAI KARA-FRANCE ODDS & PUBLIC BETTING DATA

Contrary to the money flow backing Moreno, the consensus from OddsShark is that 99% of tickets are on Kai Kara-France to win this interim championship fight. 

HOW TO BET ON BRANDON MORENO VS. KAI KARA-FRANCE

There we have it, folks. The stats and tendencies that matter, the best available odds, and what the public thinks about the co-main event. Check out the best betting promos available.