Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2024-06-15, some good exchanges but it is not enough to get three stars: the mma bout Alex Perez vs Tatsuro Taira gets two (take a look at our ranking of the Best Mma Fights of 2024).Taira vs Perez is scheduled to take place Saturday, June 15th, 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 93 (also known as UFC on ESPN 58). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Alex Perez record
Alex Perez entered this fight with a professional mma record of 25-8-0 (52% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.11 flyweight in the world.
He lost three consecutive fights between 2020 and 2024, against Deiveson Figueiredo (Deiveson Figueiredo vs Alex Perez), Alexandre Pantoja (Alexandre Pantoja vs Alex Perez) and Muhammad Mokaev (Muhammad Mokaev vs Alex Perez) but then he came back to win with Matheus Nicolau Pereira in April (Matheus Nicolau Pereira vs Alex Perez).
Tatsuro Taira record
His opponent, the undefeated Tatsuro Taira, has a perfect record of 15-0-0 (73% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.23 in the flyweight division.
In his last three bouts he has won over Jesus Santos Aguilar, Edgar Chairez and Carlos Hernandez.
Fight card
Here is the UFC Vegas 93 full fight card (we are going to update it after the weigh-in):
MAIN CARD (live on ESPN2 / ESPN+)
Alex Perez vs Tatsuro Taira
Douglas Silva de Andrade vs Miles Johns
Lucas Almeida vs Timothy Cuamba
Garrett Armfield vs Brady Hiestand
Asu Almabaev vs Jose Johnson
Adam Fugitt vs Josh Quinlan
PRELIMINARY CARD (live on ESPN2 / ESPN+)
Nathan Maness vs Jimmy Flick
Gabriella Fernandes vs Carli Judice
Jeka Saragih vs Westin Wilson
Melquizael Costa vs Nuerdanbieke Shayilan
Julia Polastri vs Josefine Lindgren Knutsson
Pre-fight press conference
Watch for free the UFC Vegas 93 pre-fight press conference, featuring Tatsuro Taira and Alex Perez!
Weigh-in
Watch the videos of UFC Vegas 93: Perez 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 Alex Perez 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)
Result
Who won Perez vs Taira fight?
Tatsuro Taira defeated Alex Perez via TKO (leg injury) at 2:59, round 2.
Post-fight interview
Listen the words of the winner or the two fighters after their bout, here is the UFC on ESPN 58 post-fight octagon interview of Alex Perez and Tatsuro Taira.
Post-fight press conference
Watch and listen the official UFC on ESPN 58 post-fight press conference video, headlined by the main event Tatsuro Taira and Alex Perez (free live stream from the UFC – Ultimate Fighting Championship Youtube channel).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzAhyxMpJWY
Bonus awards
UFC on ESPN 58 Fight of the Night: no bonus awarded
UFC on ESPN 58 Performance of the Night: Tatsuro Taira, Brady Hiestand, Westin Wilson, Melquizael Costa
