UFC flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja doesn’t see too many options for his next title defense. Pantoja (29-5 MMA, 13-3 UFC) surprisingly called out Demetrious Johnson after retaining his belt with a second-round submission of newcomer Kai Asakura this past Saturday at UFC 310, but Johnson isn’t interested in coming out of retirement . A willing and eager contender is Kai Kara-France (24-11 MMA, 7-4 UFC), who snapped his two-fight losing skid with a first-round TKO of Steve Erceg at UFC 305 . Despite Kara-France having lost two of his past three fights, Pantoja doesn’t see a better candidate at 125 pounds.
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UFC champ Alexandre Pantoja: Kai Kara-France ‘makes most sense’ next – MMA Junkie