5 fighters who have surprisingly never been in a UFC main event

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The biggest fight of any UFC card is undoubtedly the main event. The fighters in the main event are on all the posters for the event and receive additional media attention. They also have the highest stakes and compete for the biggest prizes.

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Most of the household names in the UFC have competed in the main event at some point. However, for some fighters, this honor has inexplicably evaded them thus far. While this is unusual, there are a handful of reasons why it can happen.

For some fighters, it seems as though they are simply not viewed as someone who can sell a lot of tickets. For others, they are kept on PPV events for some time, making it much harder to earn a main event spot than it would be for a Fight Night event.

Here are five fighters who have surprisingly never been in a UFC main event:

#5. Kai Kara-France - UFC flyweight contender

Kara-France is ranked no. 6 with a record of 23-9 (1 NC)

You could argue that it is not too surprising that none of Kai Kara-France's fights thus far have warranted a main event, but the fact that his next fight won't be is shocking. The New Zealander will face undefeated and No. 2 ranked flyweight Askar Askarov in what must be a number one contender's bout. That fight will not even be a fight night co-main event.

The UFC seems to have an aversion to placing flyweights in main event fights, perhaps in the belief that these events would not sell as well. This certainly seems to be a factor for Kara-France, who is one of the most entertaining fighters in the division and has fought some of the very best at flyweight.

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While Kara-France's fight with Brandon Moreno came too early in either man's career to be a main event, his bout with Cody Garbrandt was main event worthy. This fight with Askarov might be the biggest flyweight bout you could have without the title on the line, so it is shocking that this will not even be a co-main event.