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 completely 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, combating 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 title to his resume.
Japan’s Taira (16-0, combating out of Okinawa, Japan) seems to stay undefeated and benefit from his second UFC foremost 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 seeking to develop into plain for a shot on the title, Taira units forth to defeat Royval in emphatic style.
Dawson (21-2-1, combating out of Coconut Creek, Fla.) units out to make a press release this October. A extremely expert grappler with 13 submission wins to his title, the Florida-based athlete has collected wins in opposition to Joe Solecki, Damir Ismagulov, and Mark Madsen. Dawson now goals to spoil Garcia’s night time and ship a shutout efficiency.
Garcia (16-3, combating out of Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico) returns to motion for the primary time in 2024. The well-rounded combined 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 a press release win in opposition to Dawson.
Fireworks are set for the middleweight division as Abdul Razak Alhassan (12-6) fights out of Denver, Colo. by means of Accra, Ghana, and meets Josh Fremd (11-6) combating out of Englewood, Colo. by means of Pittsburgh, Penn. Dana White’s Contender Sequence flyweight signees Clayton Carpenter (7-0) combating out of Phoenix, Ariz. and Lucas Rocha (17-1) combating out of Coari, Amazonas, Brazil sq. off.
Chris Barnett (23-8) combating out of Athens, Ga. battles Dana White’s Contender Sequence alumn Waldo Cortes Acosta (12-1) combating out of Phoenix, Ariz. by means of Fundacion, Barahona, Dominican Republic at heavyweight.
Polyana Viana (13-7) combating out of São Geraldo do Araguaia, Pará, Brazil takes on Dana White’s Contender Sequence standout Cory McKenna (8-3) combating out of Cwmbran, Wales at strawweight. Dana White’s Contender Sequence contract winner CJ Vergara (12-5-1) combating out of San Antonio, Texas goes toe-to-toe with division newcomer Ramazan Temirov (17-2) combating out of Uzbekistan.
Welterweights Themba Gorimbo (13-4) combating out of Johannesburg, South Africa, and Niko Worth (16-7 2NC) combating out of Cape Coral, Fla. look to steal the present. Dana White’s Contender Sequence signee Chidi Njokuani (23-10 1NC, combating out of Garland, Texas) locks horns with Jared Gooden (23-9) combating out of Atlanta, Ga. at welterweight.
UFC on ESPN 63 Struggle Card – Royval vs. Taira:
Important 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 Worth
Jared Gooden vs Chidi Njokuani
JunYong Park vs Brad Tavares
Jonathan Pearce vs Pat Sabatini
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