Las Vegas – UFC returns to the APEX with a pivotal flyweight matchup that includes No. 1 ranked contender Brandon Royval taking over No. 5 Tatsuro Taira. As well as, thrilling lightweights Grant Dawson and Rafa Garcia lock horns.
UFC on ESPN 63: Royval vs. Taira takes place on Saturday, October 12 in Las Vegas and shall be accessible on ESPN+ (English and Spanish). The prelims will air solely on ESPN+ at 1 p.m. PT / 4 p.m. ET, adopted by the primary card airing on ESPN and ESPN+ at 4 p.m. PT / 7 p.m. ET.
Division veteran Royval (16-7, preventing out of Englewood, Colo.) steps again into the Octagon decided to be the primary fighter to defeat Taira. The previous title challenger has secured robust wins in opposition to elite competitors comparable to Brandon Moreno, Matheus Nicolau, and Matt Schnell. Royval now seems to safe back-to-back wins and add Taira’s identify to his resume.
Japan’s Taira (16-0, preventing out of Okinawa, Japan) seems to stay undefeated and take advantage of his second UFC predominant occasion. The extremely touted rising star has wowed followers together with his performances in opposition to the likes of Alex Perez, Carlos Hernandez, and Edgar Chairez. Now trying to turn into plain for a shot on the title, Taira units forth to defeat Royval in emphatic style.
Dawson (21-2-1, preventing out of Coconut Creek, Fla.) units out to make an announcement this October. A extremely expert grappler with 13 submission wins to his identify, the Florida-based athlete has collected wins in opposition to Joe Solecki, Damir Ismagulov, and Mark Madsen. Dawson now goals to spoil Garcia’s evening and ship a shutout efficiency.
Garcia (16-3, preventing out of Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico) returns to motion for the primary time in 2024. The well-rounded blended martial artist has made a reputation for himself within the 155-pound division together with his wins over Clay Guida, Jesse Ronson, and Natan Levy. Garcia plans to remind the light-weight division simply how good he’s with an announcement win in opposition to Dawson.
Fireworks are set for the middleweight division as Abdul Razak Alhassan (12-6) fights out of Denver, Colo. by the use of Accra, Ghana, and meets Josh Fremd (11-6) preventing out of Englewood, Colo. by the use of Pittsburgh, Penn. Dana White’s Contender Sequence flyweight signees Clayton Carpenter (7-0) preventing out of Phoenix, Ariz. and Lucas Rocha (17-1) preventing out of Coari, Amazonas, Brazil sq. off.
Chris Barnett (23-8) preventing out of Athens, Ga. battles Dana White’s Contender Sequence alumn Waldo Cortes Acosta (12-1) preventing out of Phoenix, Ariz. by the use of Fundacion, Barahona, Dominican Republic at heavyweight.
Polyana Viana (13-7) preventing out of São Geraldo do Araguaia, Pará, Brazil takes on Dana White’s Contender Sequence standout Cory McKenna (8-3) preventing out of Cwmbran, Wales at strawweight. Dana White’s Contender Sequence contract winner CJ Vergara (12-5-1) preventing out of San Antonio, Texas goes toe-to-toe with division newcomer Ramazan Temirov (17-2) preventing out of Uzbekistan.
Welterweights Themba Gorimbo (13-4) preventing out of Johannesburg, South Africa, and Niko Price (16-7 2NC) preventing out of Cape Coral, Fla. look to steal the present. Dana White’s Contender Sequence signee Chidi Njokuani (23-10 1NC, preventing out of Garland, Texas) locks horns with Jared Gooden (23-9) preventing out of Atlanta, Ga. at welterweight.
UFC on ESPN 63 Battle Card – Royval vs. Taira:
Fundamental Card (ESPN, ESPN+, 7 p.m. ET):
- Brandon Royval vsTatsuro Taira
- Grant Dawson vs Rafa Garcia
- Abdul Razak Alhassan vs Josh Fremd
- Clayton Carpenter vs Lucas Rocha
- Chris Barnett vs Waldo Cortes-Acosta
- Cory McKenna vs Polyana Viana
Preliminary Card (ESPN+, 4 p.m. ET):
- Ramazonbek Temirov vs CJ Vergara
- Themba Gorimbo vs Niko Value
- Jared Gooden vs Chidi Njokuani
- JunYong Park vs Brad Tavares
- Jonathan Pearce vs Pat Sabatini
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