UFC Vegas 98 Quick Results
The friendly confines of the UFC Apex in Las Vegas hosts UFC Fight Night “Royval vs. Taira”. The nights headliner has number one ranked contender Brandon “Raw Dawg” Royval against unbeaten number five ranked Tatsuro Taira.
Royval is a former title challenger who’s weaponized pushing the pace while being able to finish from anywhere. Taira is an inventive grappler with constantly improving striking. Royval has won four of his last five fights coming off a decision win over former champion Brandon Moreno. Taira is 6-0 inside the octagon with four finishes coming off causing a knee injury to beat former title challenger Alex Perez.
In the co-main event TUF 11 alumni Brad Tavares, a technical striker from Hawaii, faces South Korean grappler “Iron Turtle” Jun Yong Park.
UFC Vegas 98 Main Card on ESPN+ (7 p.m. ET):
- Flyweight: Brandon Royval (17-7) def. Tatsuro Taira (16-0) by (48-47, 47-48, 48-47) Split Decision
- Middleweight: Jun Yong Park (18-6) def. Brad Tavares (20-10) by (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) Split Decision
- Welterweight: Chidi Njokuani (24-10) def. Jared Gooden (23-10) by (30-27 x3) Unanimous Decision
- Lightweight: Grant Dawson (22-2-1) def. Rafa García (16-4) by TKO (Ground Strikes) 1:42 R2
- Welterweight: Daniel Rodriguez (18-5) def. Alex Morono (24-11) by (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) Split Decision
UFC Vegas 98 ‘Prelims’ Card on ESPN+ (4 p.m. ET):
- Flyweight: Ramazonbek Temirov (18-2) def. CJ Vergara (12-6-1) by TKO (Punches) 2:50 R1
- Featherweight: Pat Sabatini (19-5) def. Jonathan Pearce (14-7) by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) R1
- Welterweight: Themba Gorimbo (14-4) def. Niko Price (16-8) by (30-27 x3) Unanimous Decision
- Heavyweight: Junior Tafa (6-3) def. Sean Sharaf (4-1) by TKO (Punches) 2:12 R2
- Women’s Strawweight: Julia Polstari (13-4) def. Cory McKenna (8-4) by (29-28, 28-29, 30-27) Split Decision
- Bantamweight: Cody Haddon (8-1) def. Dan Argueta (9-3) by (30-27 x3) Unanimous Decision
- Flyweight: Clayton Carpenter (8-0) def. Lucas Rocha (17-2) by Technical Submission (Rear Naked choke) 2:12 R2
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