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Flyweights Kai Kara France, Askar Askarov Expected to Clash at UFC Event on March 26

A potential flyweight title eliminator is on tap for March 26, when Kai Kara France and Askar Askarov are expected to lock horns at an Ultimate Fighting Championship event.

MMAjunkie.com first reported the booking. The UFC card is currently slated for Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, on March 26 and is headlined by a light heavyweight showdown between Jan Blachowicz and Aleksandar Rakic.

Kara France is coming off the most high-profile victory of his career to date, when defeated ex-bantamweight king Cody Garbrandt via technical knockout 3:21 into the opening stanza of their encounter at UFC 269.