Brandon Royval doesn’t think Amir Albazi ’s performance against Kai Kara-France warrants a title shot. Kara-France (24-11 MMA, 7-4 UFC) lost a split decision to Albazi (17-1 MMA, 5-0 UFC) in this past Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 45 headliner at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Like many, Royval disagreed with the judges’ scorecards. Royval (15-6 MMA, 5-2 UFC) is pegged as the backup for the flyweight title fight between champion Brandon Moreno and Alexandre Pantoja at UFC 290. But after Albazi beat Kara-France, not only did he jump Royval in the rankings, but Dana White said the next title challenger is still up for debate.
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