ESPN was first to report the pairing, which is close to being finalized. UFC 293 takes place at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia on Sept. 9. While a headliner has not been announced for the card, reigning middleweight champ Israel Adesanya is expected to defend his title at the event.
Kara-France last appeared in the UFC on ESPN 46 main event, where he suffered a split-decision loss to Amir Albazi on June 3. It was the second consecutive 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 is 7-4 in UFC competition, with wins over the likes of Askar Askarov, Cody Garbrandt and Rogerio Bontorin.
A former Rizin bantamweight champion, Kape has won three straight contests after dropping his first two Octagon appearances. Most recently, “Starboy” took a three-round verdict over David Dvorak at UFC Fight Night 216 this past December.