An enormous flyweight struggle is getting the five-round fundamental occasion therapy.
On the UFC Struggle Evening card Oct. 12, high contenders Brandon Royval and Tatsuro Taira will collide in a headlining scrap on the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Two folks with data of the matchup confirmed the reserving to MMA Junkie on Thursday however requested to stay nameless because the promotion has but to make an official announcement. X consumer @realkevink first reported the information.
Royval (16-7 MMA, 6-3 UFC) is driving excessive off an upset victory over Brandon Moreno in February. Royval took the principle occasion bout on brief discover and defeated Moreno, a former champion, in his native Mexico.
A quick rising star, Taira (16-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) steps into his second promotional fundamental occasion. The 24-year-old Japanese phenom has completed 4 of his six UFC appearances up to now, together with his most recent bout vs. Alex Perez in June.
With the addition, the UFC Struggle Evening lineup for Oct. 12 consists of:
- Brandon Royval vs. Tatsuro Taira
- Abdul Razak Alhassan vs. Josh Fremd
- Grant Dawson vs. Rafa Garcia
- Cody Garbrandt vs. Miles Johns
- Themba Gorimbo vs. Niko Value
- Jared Gooden vs. Chidi Njokuani
- Clayton Carpenter vs. Lucas Rocha
- Cory McKenna vs. Polyana Viana
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