Kai Kara-France thinks he'll hold up better to damage if his UFC 317 title fight vs. Alexandre Pantoja ends up being a war.

Alexandre Pantoja snatched a nasty rear-naked choke in the third round to tap out Kai Kara-France to defend his flyweight title in the UFC 317 co-main event.

The promotion's flyweight champion submitted challenger Kai Kara-France via rear-naked choke in the third round in the co-main of UFC 317 on Saturday night at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.