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UFC Fight Night Live Results & Highlights – Royval vs. Taira

Top flyweight contenders are set to meet in Las Vegas.
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The UFC is back at the Apex in Las Vegas, NV this Saturday (October 12) with a UFC Fight Night card headlined by a flyweight title eliminator.

Brandon Royval vs. Tatsuro Taira

The main event will see Tatsuro Taira try to extend his unbeaten record when he takes on former flyweight title challenger Brandon Royval. “Raw Dawg” rebounded from his failed title bid with a split decision over former champion Brandon Moreno in February, and if Royval is able to hand Taira his first loss it should set up a rematch with Alexandre Pantoja.

The night’s co-main event is a middleweight clash featuring Jun Yong Park and longtime UFC veteran Brad Tavares. Park had an impressive four-fight win streak snapped last year when he dropped a split decision to Andre Muniz, and now “The Iron Turtle” will try to get back on track in a tough matchup with Tavares.

UFC Fight Night Royval vs. Taira Full Card Odds & Best Bets

The rest of the main card also includes Chidi Njokuani vs. Jared Gooden and Daniel Rodriguez vs. Alex Morono at welterweight, plus an intriguing lightweight contest between Grant Dawson and Rafa Garcia.

Middleweights Josh Fremd and Abdul Razak Alhassan are set to kick off the main card, and there are also a number of interesting matchups on the preliminary portion of the card that features four different fighters making their promotional debuts.

UFC Fight Night Royval vs. Taira Full Card Predictions

The weigh-ins saw Gooden, Fremd, and Dan Argueta all miss weight for their respective bouts. All of those matchups will proceed as scheduled, and those three fighters will forfeit a percentage of their purses to their opponents.

The prelims are set to kick off at 4:00 p.m. ET on Saturday (October 12), so be sure to check back on this page for all of the live results and highlights from the action once the event starts.

Clayton Carpenter def. Lucas Rocha

Cody Haddon def. Dan Argueta

Junior Tafa def. Sean Sharaf

Themba Gorimbo def. Niko Price

Pat Sabatini def. Jonathan Pearce

Ramazan Temirov def. CJ Vergara

Daniel Rodriguez def. Alex Morono

Grant Dawson def. Rafa Garcia

Chidi Njokuani def. Jared Gooden

Jun Yong Park def. Brad Tavares

Brandon Royval def. Tatsuro Taira

Main Card (ESPN+, 7:00 p.m. ET)

• Main Event: Brandon Royval def. Tatsuro Taira via Split Decision (48-47x2, 47-48)

• Co-Main Event: Jun Yong Park def. Brad Tavares via Split Decision (29-28x2, 28-29)

• Chidi Njokuani def. Jared Gooden via Unanimous Decision (30-27x3)

• Grant Dawson def. Rafa Garcia via TKO: R2, 1:42

• Daniel Rodriguez def. Alex Morono via Split Decision (29-28x2, 28-29)

Preliminary Card (ESPN+, 4:00 p.m. ET)

• Ramazan Temirov def. CJ Vergara via TKO: R1, 2:50

• Pat Sabatini def. Jonathan Pearce via Submission (Rear Naked Choke): R1, 4:06

• Themba Gorimbo def. Niko Price via Unanimous Decision (30-27x3)

• Junior Tafa def. Sean Sharaf via TKO: R2, 2:15

• Julia Polastri def. Cory McKenna via Split Decision (30-27, 29-28, 28-29)

• Cody Haddon def. Dan Argueta via Unanimous Decision (30-27x3)

• Clayton Carpenter def. Lucas Rocha via Technical Submission (Rear Naked Choke): R2, 2:12

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Drew Beaupre
DREW BEAUPRE

Drew is an MMA writer that regularly watches regional events in addition to major promotions such as the UFC, PFL, Bellator, and ONE Championship. He joined MMA Knockout when it was founded in 2023.

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