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Fight Night Backlash: UFC fans criticize event: ‘Card is actually horrific’

Fight Night Backlash: UFC fans criticize event: ‘Card is actually horrific’WIth the Octagon landing in the United States this weekend following a quickfire salvo in the Middle East –…

Fight Night Backlash: UFC fans criticize event: ‘Card is actually horrific’

WIth the Octagon landing in the United States this weekend following a quickfire salvo in the Middle East – the promotion’s UFC Vegas 98 has been hit with it’s vast share of criticizm, for an apparent card lacking real star power.

Returning to the Apex facility – the promotion will host a 10-fight card in ‘Sin City’ – with a rehashed heavyweight rematch booked to headline between two European talents.

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Fans revolt over UFC Vegas 98 card

Attempting to work his way back to contention, Polish veteran, Marcin Tybura matches with Moldova prospect, Serghei Spivac – in search of his second win over the former, having previously landed a unanimous decision win over four years ago.

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In the night’s co-main event, a bantamweight matchup between one-time main event feature, Chris Gutierrez, and Javid Basharat had fallen to the wayside, with Quang Le co-headlining against Gutierrez on short-notice.

Further down the admittedly lacklustre main card comes a matchup between former featherweight title challenger, Yana Santos, who takes on Chelsea Chandler – fresh from her own weight miss in her return to 135lbs.

And with just Santos holding prior title fight merit on the entire card – fans across the board have pointed to a potential snoozefest in the making for UFC Vegas 98 – even with a slightly earlier start time for North American and European viewers.

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“Oh my I just looked and that card is actually horrific,” A user posted on X.

“The card lost Kinoshita too right? Kinda of unwatchable this Saturday but they gave us a solid 304 card, a great Abu Dhabi FN and loads of announcements recently its a good weekend to take off from UFC ahead of 305 week.”

“Welp, that was the only great fight.”

“10 fight card big yikes.”

“Yeah, this card is a pass.”

“Well that’s decided then, I shall not be watching the fights.”

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)
Tatsuro Taira
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