Alexander Pantoja and Kai Kara-France were locked in at their first UFC 317 fight week faceoff following Thursday's pre-fight press conference. Pantoja (29-5 MMA, 13-3 UFC) will attempt to log his fourth consecutive title defense as flyweight champion when he takes on Kara-France (25-11 MMA,

It's UFC International Fight Week, and that means a big fight card when UFC 317 comes to Las Vegas on Saturday. The card is headlined by a pair of title fights with plenty of other notable names on the card.

Kai Kara-France expects to capture gold at UFC 317, but he acknowledges the durability of current champion Alexandre Pantoja.