Kai Kamaka III is headed back to the Octagon. | PFL MMA
The UFC Fight Night 272 lineup sits at 13 bouts after a lightweight bout was recently added to the card.
Kai Kamaka III will make his promotional return against Dakota Hope in a 155-pound affair on Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Marcel Dorff was first to report the pairing. UFC Fight Night 272 is headlined by a lightweight clash pitting Renato Carneiro against Chris Duncan. The card airs in its entirety on Paramount+ beginning at 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT.
Veteran vs. Prospect
Kamaka III went 1-2-1 during a brief UFC stint from 2020 to 2021. “The Fighting Hawaiian” has also competed for organizations such as Bellator MMA and Professional Fighters League, earning victories over the likes of Henry Corrales, Bubba Jenkins and Pedro Carvalho. The 31-year-old has more recently fought under the Tuff-N-Uff banner, compiling a 3-1 mark since April 2025.
Hope, 29, has been victorious in 11 of 12 professional outings. He last appeared in a featherweight bout at Fury FC 116, where he knocked out Mauricio Gomez in the opening stanza on Feb. 20.