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UFC Fight Night Results & Highlights: Brandon Royval Decisions Tatsuro Taira

UFC Fight Night took place tonight from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, and MMA News has you covered with all the results and highlights! In the main event, top-five flyweights Brandon Royval (#1) and Tatsuro Taira (#5) clashed. While in the co-main event, Brad Tavares faced JunYong Park in a middleweight matchup. UFC Fight Night Results: […]

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UFC Fight Night took place tonight from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, and MMA News has you covered with all the results and highlights!

In the main event, top-five flyweights Brandon Royval (#1) and Tatsuro Taira (#5) clashed. While in the co-main event, Brad Tavares faced JunYong Park in a middleweight matchup.

UFC Fight Night Results: Main Card

Flyweight Main Event: Brandon Royval def. Tatsuro Taira via split decision (48-47×2, 47-48)

Middleweight Co-Main Event: JunYong Park def. Brad Tavares via split decision (29-28×2, 28-29)

Welterweight: Chidi Njokuani def. Jared Gooden via unanimous decision (30-27×3)

Lightweight: Grant Dawson def. Rafa Garcia via TKO: R2, 1.42

Welterweight: Daniel Rodriguez def. Alex Morono via split decision (29-28×2, 28-29)

Flyweight: Ramazonbek Temirov def. CJ Vergara via TKO: R1, 2.50

Preliminary Card

Featherweight: Pat Sabatini def. Jonathan Pearce via submission: R1, 4.06

Welterweight: Themba Gorimbo def. Niko Price via unanimous decision (30-27×3)

Heavyweight: Junior Tafa def. Sean Sharaf via TKO: R2, 2.15

Women’s Strawweight: Julia Polastri def. Cory McKenna via split decision (29-28, 30-27, 28-29)

Bantamweight: Cody Haddon def. Dan Argueta via unanimous decision (30-27×3)

Flyweight: Clayton Carpenter def. Lucas Rocha via submission: R2, 2.12

Preliminary Card Highlights

Clayton Carpenter def. Lucas Rocha

In this flyweight bout, Clayton Carpenter locked in a rear-naked choke to get the win against Lucas Rocha.

Junior Tafa def. Sean Sharaf

Junior Tafa got it done with a TKO of Sean Sharaf in round two of their heavyweight bout.

Pat Sabatini def. Jonathan Pearce

Pat Sabatini earned a first-round submission against Jonathan Pearce in their featherweight bout.

Main Card Highlights

Ramazonbek Temirov def. CJ Vergara

Making his UFC debut, Ramazonbek Temirov earned a first-round TKO against CJ Vergara in their flyweight matchup.

Daniel Rodriguez def. Alex Morono

In this welterweight matchup, Daniel Rodriguez earned a split decision win against Alex Morono.

Grant Dawson def. Rafa Garcia

Grant Dawson got it done with a TKO of Rafa Garcia in the second round of their lightweight bout.

Chidi Njokuani def. Jared Gooden

Chidi Njokuani earned a unanimous decision against Jared Gooden in their welterweight matchup.

JunYong Park def. Brad Tavares

In the co-main event, JunYong Park earned a split decision win against Brad Tavares.

Brandon Royval def. Tatsuro Taira

In the main event, Brandon Royval earned a split decision victory against Tatsuro Taira.

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UFC Fight Night: Brandon Royval vs. Tatsuro Taira Weigh-In Results: 3 Miss Weight

UFC Fight Night: Brandon Royval vs. Tatsuro Taira takes place on Saturday, and MMA News is here to bring you the official weigh-in results! After returning to Salt Lake City, Utah for its latest numbered event, mixed martial arts’ leading promotion is back at its home base to stage another card at the Apex. Topping […]

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UFC Fight Night: Brandon Royval vs. Tatsuro Taira takes place on Saturday, and MMA News is here to bring you the official weigh-in results!

After returning to Salt Lake City, Utah for its latest numbered event, mixed martial arts’ leading promotion is back at its home base to stage another card at the Apex.

Topping the lineup will be a high-stakes flyweight affair, as former title challenger Brandon Royval looks to secure another shot at unseating Alexandre Pantoja from the throne. To do so, he’ll need to blemish the perfect professional record of rising Japanese contender Tatsuro Taira.

Elsewhere, the likes of middleweight veteran Brad Tavares, formerly ranked lightweight Grant Dawson, and knockout artist Abdul Razak Alhassan will all be in action.

UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira Weigh-In Results

UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira takes place on Saturday, October 12, at the Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. The main card begins at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT, with the preliminary card starting at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT.

See above for a full replay of the weigh-ins via MMA Junkie, and check out the full results below!

Main Card:

Flyweight Main Event: Brandon Royval (125.5lbs) vs. Tatsuro Taira (125.5lbs)
Middleweight Co-Main Event: Brad Tavares (185lbs) vs. JunYong Park (185.5lbs)
Welterweight: Chidi Njokuani (170.5lbs) vs. Jared Gooden (172.5lbs)**
Lightweight: Grant Dawson (156lbs) vs. Rafa Garcia (154.5lbs)
Welterweight: Daniel Rodriguez (170lbs) vs. Alex Morono (170.5lbs)
Middleweight: Abdul Razak Alhassan (186lbs) vs. Josh Fremd (189lbs)*

Preliminary Card:

Flyweight: CJ Vergara (126lbs) vs. Ramazonbek Temirov (125.5lbs)
Featherweight: Jonathan Pearce (145lbs) vs. Pat Sabatini (145lbs)
Welterweight: Themba Gorimbo (170.5lbs) vs. Niko Price (170.5lbs)
Heavyweight: Junior Tafa (241lbs) vs. Sean Sharaf (252lbs)
Women’s Strawweight: Julia Polastri (115lbs) vs. Cory McKenna (115lbs)
Bantamweight: Dan Argueta (138.5lbs)*** vs. Cody Haddon (135lbs)
Flyweight: Clayton Carpenter (125.5lbs) vs. Lucas Rocha (125.5lbs)

*Josh Fremd missed the middleweight limit by 3 pounds, fight status TBC

**Jared Gooden missed the welterweight limit by 1.5 pounds, fight status TBC

***Dan Argueta missed the bantamweight limit by 2.5 pounds, fight status TBC

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Brandon Royval Labels Next Opponent Tatsuro Taira ‘Overrated’

Brandon Royval attempts to continue making the case for why he deserves another flyweight title shot this weekend. The #1-ranked contender seemingly has less to gain than his opponent in their upcoming main event clash at the UFC Apex. Tatsuro Taira will be difficult to deny if he’s able to extend his undefeated streak in […]

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Brandon Royval attempts to continue making the case for why he deserves another flyweight title shot this weekend.

The #1-ranked contender seemingly has less to gain than his opponent in their upcoming main event clash at the UFC Apex.

Tatsuro Taira will be difficult to deny if he’s able to extend his undefeated streak in the UFC to seven by taking out his toughest test in “Raw Dawg”.

Royval knows that there’s a lot of hype around his next opponent and that gives him the opportunity to steal some of the momentum so that he can force his way into another rematch with the champion, Alexandre Pantoja.

The excitement around the 24-year old Taira is seemingly reflected in the betting odds for this fight that have the Japanese contender as the favorite.

Brandon Royval Believes That The Odds Makers Are Way Off On His Next Match-Up

In an interview with Mike Heck for MMA Fighting, Royval gave his reaction to being the underdog in this fight despite his experience at the top level.

The former title challenger has trained with his upcoming opponent in the past, stating in a different interview that they last worked together around a year ago.

Despite being impressed by Taira’s winning streak inside the Octagon, he did say that he was somewhat surprised to be fighting him this soon.

Royval told MMA Fighting that when he looks at the betting odds, he’s convinced that hype has led to things being the wrong way round, suggesting that Taira isn’t as good as this line suggests.

“When I saw that I’m like, am I seeing something wrong or whatever. I’m one of the most underrated dudes in the flyweight division, I’ve been thinking that for years and I also think Taira might be one of the most overrated guys in this division right now, and no disrespect on him. I’ve trained with him, he seems like a very nice kid and I’m not trying to be disrespectful. I do believe he’ll be a champion one day but I think he’s overrated and I think I’m underrated.”

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UFC Vegas 68 Performance Bonus Winners

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Brandon Royval vs. Tatsuro Taira Set To Headline Apex-Held UFC Fight Night On October 12

Top flyweights Brandon Royval and Tatsuro Taira will vie for a possible title shot in the main event of a UFC Fight Night this fall. On October 12, two of the world’s best at 125 pounds will have their respective second headliners of the year thus far, with former title challenger and #1-ranked contender Royval […]

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Top flyweights Brandon Royval and Tatsuro Taira will vie for a possible title shot in the main event of a UFC Fight Night this fall.

On October 12, two of the world’s best at 125 pounds will have their respective second headliners of the year thus far, with former title challenger and #1-ranked contender Royval tasked with blemishing the perfect record of Taira if he’s to stake his claim for a trilogy with Alexandre Pantoja.

This fight was first reported by @realkevink on X (formerly Twitter), and later confirmed by Eurosport Nederland’s Marcel Dorff.

Royval, Taira Target Title Shot With UFC Main Event Win

When they make the walk for a five-round card-topper later this year, both Royval and Taira will look to ride the momentum from key results in 2024 all the way to the gold.

Royval (16-7) closed out his 2023 with an unsuccessful first title bid on MMA’s biggest stage, falling short on the scorecards against Pantoja at UFC 296. With that result marking his second setback to “The Cannibal,” it appeared “Raw Dawg” would be in for a lengthy journey back to the belt. But this past February, Royval capitalized on a late-notice opportunity to run it back with Brandon Moreno, avenging his 2020 loss to the former champ by way of split decision in Mexico City.

Taira (16-0), meanwhile, headlined a UFC Fight Night at the Apex four months later. After three wins last year to climb toward contention, the Japanese up-and-comer benefitted from a serious knee injury to Alex Perez this past June, which gave him the TKO stoppage in round two and paved the way for his rise to #5 in the flyweight pecking order.

With this addition, the current fights expected to take place at the UFC Fight Night on October 12 are as follows:

Brandon Royval vs. Tatsuro Taira (flyweight main event)
Cody Garbrandt vs. Miles Johns (bantamweight)
Brad Tavares vs. Jungyong Park (middleweight)
Themba Gorimbo vs. Niko Price (welterweight)
Polyana Viana vs. Cory McKenna (women’s strawweight)
Josh Fremd vs. Abdul Razak Alhassan (middleweight)
Grant Dawson vs. Rafa Garcia (lightweight)
Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs. Chris Barnett (heavyweight)
Chidi Njokuani vs. Jared Gooden (welterweight)
Clayton Carpenter vs. Lucas Rocha (flyweight)

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MMA News’ Top 10 Finishes Of The Week (10/9-10/15)

Welcome to this week’s edition of MMA News’ Top 10 Finishes of the week! Every week there’s highlight-reel finishes all across the MMA world, and we’ve found some of the absolute best ones to showcase. The UFC returned over the weekend with a solid car…

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