At UFC 253 Fight Island, Brandon Royval (12-4) showed up as new blood in the shallow ranks of the men’s flyweight division. Royval took on The Ultimate Fighter 24 veteran Kai Kara-France (21-9). “Raw Dawg” had complained about not having a chance to show his striking in his debut against Tim Elliott (16-11-1). Luckily Kara-France was happy to oblige Royval on the feet, and we got to see one of the craziest first rounds in 2020.
UFC Fight Island: Brandon Royval vs. Kai Kara-France
“Don’t Blink” came out with a few feints.