Controversial decisions have become a recurring theme in UFC, leaving fans scratching their heads. Lately, there have been many UFC decisions that have led fans to question the criteria judges base their judging on. One recent fight that added fuel to this ongoing debate was the clash between Kai Kara-France and Amir Albazi at UFC Vegas 74.

Throughout the fight, Kara-France showed his exceptional striking skills and his impressive fight IQ. However, judges scored the decision in favor of Albazi, something that none of the viewers seem to agree with. Kara-France‘s longtime friend and teammate, Israel Adesanya, was one of the many who expressed their frustration over the outcome.

In an attempt to make sense of the situation, Kai Kara-France appeared on the MMA Hour Show with Ariel Helwani. Reflecting on his recent loss, he revealed a rather surreal moment from the afterparty, involving the NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal.

Kai Kara-France about after-partying with Shaquille O’Neal following an unjust loss

After his unfortunate loss, the Maori fighter decided to go to an after-party in the town. At this particular gathering, the man behind the turntables was none other than the larger-than-life Shaquille O’Neal, known to the world as DJ Diesel.

For those who do not know, ‘The Big Shamrock’ has been pursuing his passion of DJing under the moniker of ‘DJ Diesel’ since 2014.

As Kara-France recounted the experience, he expressed his mixed emotions. On one hand, he admitted that it was a wild and memorable experience seeing O’Neal handle the DJ deck at the party. On the other hand, he couldn’t shake the feeling that he should have been celebrating his own triumph rather than witnessing someone else’s performance.

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“It’s a weird feeling when you’re at the after party with Shaquille O’Neal and he’s DJing. You’re thinking ‘bruh I should be celebrating a win right now’ and it feels like I should be but I don’t have that W next to my name. Yeah it’s it’s a tough one, it’s hard to see how the judges gave it to him here.”

Kai Kara-France describes the DJing skills of Shaquille O’Neal

Later in the show, Helwani asked the 30-year-old UFC star about his experience of attending an after-party with O’Neal. Kara-France highlighted the joy the former NBA superstar exudes while entertaining the crowd. He also revealed how he was surprised to see O’Neal being the DJ that night.

“I had a booth and Encore DJ Diesel (was there). I realized who’s that and then I was like oh that’s Shaq! He’s really good, you gotta love when someone’s just enjoying themselves. You can see that he just loves entertaining, loves people so it was cool to see him. See him go to work, feed off the crowd and and drop it as EDM. He had a few bangers in there so it was cool.”

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It was clear that O’Neal‘s love for music and people shines through in his DJ performances. For Kara-France, fans wish to see the UFC fighter back in the octagon to claim the success he deserves.