Brandon Royval (16-7) faces Tatsuro Taira (16-0) in the UFC Vegas 98 main event live on ESPN+ from UFC Apex in Las Vegas on October 12. The contest pits Denver’s former title challenger and No. 1-ranked contender against the unbeaten No. 5 of Japan. The bout is scheduled for five rounds.
The co-main event is a middleweight bout between Brad Tavares (20-9) of Hawaii and Jun Yong Park (17-6) of Korea. Also on the card, a 172.5-pound catchweight bout between Chidi Njokuani (23-10, 1 NC) of Dallas, Texas and Jared Gooden (23-9) of Birmingham, Alabama.
Plus, Rafa Garcia (15-3) of Brawley, California takes on Grant Dawson (21-2-1) of Cambria, Wisconsin at lightweight. In addition, Alex Morono (24-10, 1 NC) of Houston, Texas goes up against Daniel Rodriguez (17-5) of Alhambra, California at welterweight.
UFC Fight Night: Royval vs Taira results
Get UFC Vegas 98: Royval vs Taira full fight card results below.
Main card
- Brandon Royval def. Tatsuro Taira by split decision (47-48, 48-47, 48-47)
- Jun Yong Park def. Brad Tavares by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
- Chidi Njokuani def. Jared Gooden by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Grant Dawson def. Rafa Garcia by TKO (punches, R2 at 1:42)
- Daniel Rodriguez def. Alex Morono by split decision (28–29, 29–28, 29–28)
Prelims
- Ramazonbek Temirov def. CJ Vergara by TKO (punches, R1 at 2:50)
- Pat Sabatini def. Jonathan Pearce by submission (rear-naked choke, R1 at 4:06)
- Themba Gorimbo def. Niko Price by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Junior Tafa def. Sean Sharaf by TKO (punches, R2 at 2:15) | Watch video
- Julia Polastri def. Cory McKenna by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)
- Cody Haddon def. Dan Argueta by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Clayton Carpenter def. Lucas Rocha by technical submission (rear-naked choke, R2 at 2:12)