Episode 17: Kai Kara-France

Published: Feb. 4, 2020, 9:55 a.m.

b'\\u201cIt definitely is a thinking man\\u2019s sport. Because if you\\u2019re tough - everyone is tough in this sport. If that\\u2019s all you have as your strength, you\\u2019re not gonna make it.\\u201d

Flyweight mixed martial artist Kai Kara-France sits down with Lani and Ben and shares his life story - from being badly bullied at high school, to taking up martial arts and leaving university to live in Thailand to pursue his dream of being a fighter. He reflects on his early career, travelling all over Asia to take whatever fights he could get, and how he overcame losses to finally realise his goal of fighting in the UFC. He\\u2019s now set to represent his country on home turf and hopes to inspire the younger generation.'