After Potential “$100,000” Loss, Israel Adesanya’s Teammate Reveals Dana White’s Personal Message Following Controversial Loss

The fallout from UFC Vegas 74 was greater than anticipated for Kai Kara-France. The former UFC interim flyweight title challenger suffered a controversial split decision loss this past Saturday. He faced Amir Albazi in a five-round fight that went the distance. At the end of the night, the judges deemed fit to award Albazi the decision won, leaving Kara-France and a lot of the MMA world protesting.

Now, the 30-year-old has revealed how costly that loss is proving to be. Furthermore, he revealed the details of a conversation with UFC President Dana White. According to Kara-France, the UFC head honcho also had strong feelings about the scorecards.

Kara-France appeared on a recent session of ‘The MMA Hour’ featuring Ariel Helwani. The pair had also met prior to the fight for another conversation. With the loss weighing on Kara-Frances’ mind, Helwani asked if the flyweight star had any solution for the judging issues. He also asked the Kiwi if had any conversations with Dana White following the loss.

Kai Kara-France reveals conversation with Dana White

Responding to Helwani’s query on ‘The MMA Hour’ Kara-France said, “Yeah, I did message him actually. I just said ‘How did you score it? I thought I won.'”

He continued, “He voice messaged me. He said, ‘I thought whoever going into the fifth took that and that’s it. He said, ‘I thought you won the first round.’ So… He thought I won.”

‘Don’t Blink’ added, “I said, ‘Yeah, it’s frustrating. I thought I won.’ At least one round- the first round, the fourth and the fifth. He said, ‘Yeah, I know it’s frustrating.’”

Further, Israel Adesanya’a City Kickboxing teammate revealed how his paycheck and position in the rankings suffered from the loss. Kara-France said, “That cost me a $100 thousand, that loss. It cost me my ranking, no.3 in the world… You’ve just got to think, what are these judges even looking at?”

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After the latest rankings update, Albazi climbed from #7 to Kara-France’s #3 spot. This could put him in title contention considering his 5-0 UFC record. Meanwhile, the New Zealander has dropped two spots and is sitting at #5. He is also on a two-fight skid.

What are your reactions to Kara-France’s revelations? What do you make of the latest ranking update? Do you agree with the judges’ decision? Let us know in the comments below.

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