The UFC octagon is again on the UFC Apex in Las Vegas for Saturday’s UFC Vegas 98 struggle card. The occasion is headlined by a flyweight bout between high contender Brandon Royval and fifth-ranked Tatsuro Taira.
Royval (16-7) enters the bout coming off a win over former two-time titleholder Brandon Moreno. The previous title challenger has received 4 of his final 5 fights. Taira (16-0) brings with him an undefeated report. He final fought in January, defeating Alex Perez by way of TKO.
Royval and Taira each weighted in at 125.5 kilos.
UFC Vegas 98 Weigh-In Video
UFC Vegas 98 Official Weigh-in Outcomes
MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 7 p.m. ET)
Brandon Royval (125.5) vs. Tatsuro Taira (125.5)JunYong Park (185.5) vs. Brad Tavares (185)Jared Gooden (172.5)*** vs. Chidi Njokuani (170.5)Grant Dawson (156) vs. Rafa Garcia (154.5)Alex Morono (170.5) vs. Daniel Rodriguez (170)Abdul Razak Alhassan (186) vs. Josh Fremd (189)*
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 4 p.m. ET)
Ramazonbek Temirov (125.5) vs. CJ Vergara (126)Jonathan Pearce (145) vs. Pat Sabatini (145)Themba Gorimbo (170.5) vs. Niko Worth (170.5)Sean Sharaf (252) vs. Junior Tafa (241)Cory McKenna (115) vs. Julia Polastri (115)Dan Argueta (138.5)** vs. Cody Haddon (135)Clayton Carpenter (125.5) vs. Lucas Rocha (125.5)
*Josh Fremd missed with by three kilos
** Dan Argueta missed with by 2.5 kilos
*** Jared Gooden missed with by 1.5 kilos.
