Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to its APEX facility this weekend in Las Vegas, Nevada, for UFC Vegas 98, topped by the 125-pound showdown between Top 5 flyweight contenders Brandon Royval and Tatsuro Taira. Shortly before that five-round banger on ESPN+, longtime middleweight veteran Brad Tavares goes head-to-head with 185-pound “Iron Turtle” Jun Yong Park!
Event: UFC Vegas 98: “Royval vs. Taira”
Date: Sat., Oct. 12, 2024
Location: UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada
Broadcast: ESPN+
Start Time: 4 p.m. ET Prelims Card | 7 p.m. ET Main Card
UFC Vegas 98 Main Event On ESPN+:
125 lbs.: Brandon Royval vs. Tatsuro Taira
UFC Vegas 98 Main Card on ESPN+ (7 p.m. ET):
185 lbs.: Brad Tavares vs. Jun Yong Park
155 lbs.: Grant Dawson vs. Rafa García
115 lbs.: Cory McKenna vs. Julia Polastri
170 lbs.: Daniel Rodriguez vs. Alex Morono185 lbs.: Abdul Razak Alhassan vs. Josh Fremd — CANCELED (details here)
UFC Vegas 98 ‘Prelims’ Card on ESPN+ (4 p.m. ET):
170 lbs.: Chidi Njokuani vs. Jared Gooden
125 lbs.: CJ Vergara vs. Ramazonbek Temirov
145 lbs.: Jonathan Pearce vs. Pat Sabatini
170 lbs.: Themba Gorimbo vs. Niko Price
265 lbs.: Junior Tafa vs. Sean Sharaf (not Chris Barnett)
135 lbs.: Dan Argueta vs. Cody Haddon
125 lbs.: Clayton Carpenter vs. Lucas Rocha
*Fight card, bout order and amount of fights remain subject to change.*
To checkout UFC’s upcoming schedule of events click here.