Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2024-10-12, nice mma bout: Brandon Royval vs Tatsuro Taira gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night – take a look at our ranking of the Best Mma Fights of 2024).Taira vs Royval is scheduled to take place Saturday, October 12th, at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas (Nevada, United States), in a 5-round flyweight (125 lbs, 57 kg) bout; it is the main event of UFC Vegas 98 (also known as UFC Fight Night 244 or UFC on ESPN+ 102). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Brandon Royval record
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Brandon Royval entered this fight with a professional mma record of 16-7-0 (81% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.2 flyweight in the world.
In his last three fights he heas beat Matheus Nicolau Pereira (Matheus Nicolau Pereira vs Brandon Royval) and Brandon Moreno (Brandon Moreno vs Brandon Royval 2) but between these two he lost to Alexandre Pantoja (Alexandre Pantoja vs Brandon Royval 2).
Tatsuro Taira record
His opponent, the undefeated Tatsuro Taira, has a perfect record of 16-0-0 (75% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.7 in the flyweight division.
In his last three bouts he has beat Edgar Chairez, Carlos Hernandez and Alex Perez (Alex Perez vs Tatsuro Taira).
Fight card
Here is the UFC Vegas 98 full fight card (we are going to update it after the weigh-in):
MAIN CARD (live on ESPN+)
Brandon Royval vs Tatsuro Taira
Jun Yong Park vs Brad Tavares
Jared Gooden vs Chidi Njokuani
Grant Dawson vs Rafa Garcia
Alex Morono vs Daniel Rodriguez
PRELIMINARY CARD (live on ESPN+)
Ramazonbek Temirov vs CJ Vergara
Jonathan Pearce vs Pat Sabatini
Niko Price vs Themba Gorimbo
Junior Tafa vs Sean Sharaf
Julia Polastri vs Cory McKenna
Dan Argueta vs Cody Haddon
Lucas Rocha vs Clayton Carpenter
Pre-fight press conference
Watch for free the UFC Vegas 98 pre-fight press conference, featuring Tatsuro Taira and Brandon Royval!
Weigh-in
Watch the videos of UFC Vegas 98: Royval vs Taira weigh-in and faceoffs from the official Ufc Youtube channel!
Full fight video / highlights
Here we are going to post a selection of the best videos about the bout Brandon Royval vs Tatsuro Taira as soon as the match ends. If you have seen the full fight you can rate it at the bottom of this post. (All videos are hosted on free video platforms such as Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook, etc. and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights.com)
Official highlights – Spanish
Result
Who won Royval vs Taira fight?
Brandon Royval defeated Tatsuro Taira via split decision. Scores were 47–48, 48–47, 48–47.
Post-fight interview
Listen the words of the winner or the two fighters after their bout, here is the UFC Vegas 98 post-fight octagon interview of Brandon Royval and Tatsuro Taira.
Post-fight press conference
Watch and listen the official UFC Vegas 98 post-fight press conference video, headlined by the main event Tatsuro Taira and Brandon Royval (free live stream from the UFC – Ultimate Fighting Championship Youtube channel).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1UKTBWec9s
Bonus awards
UFC Vegas 98 Fight of the Night: Brandon Royval vs. Tatsuro Taira
UFC Vegas 98 Performance of the Night: Ramazan Temirov, Clayton Carpenter
