Tonight’s UFC Vegas 98 occasion was headlined by a key males’s flyweight matchup that includes Brandon Royval taking over Tatsuro Taira.
Royval (17-7 MMA) was returning to motion for the primary time since scoring a break up resolution victory over former flyweight champion Brandon Moreno this previous February at UFC Mexico Metropolis. ‘Rawdog’ had gone 4-1 over his earlier 5 Octagon appearances, together with his lone loss in that point coming towards reigning flyweight kingpin Alexandre Pantoja.
In the meantime, Tatsuro Taira (16-1 MMA) entered tonight’s matchup sporting an ideal 6-0 report since becoming a member of the UFC ranks Could of 2022. The Japanese standout had completed 4 of these aforementioned six Octagon appearances, incomes two submissions and a couple of TKO’s.
Tonight’s UFC Vegas 98 principal occasion proved to be a completely thrilling backwards and forwards affair. Brandon Royval obtained off to a dominant begin within the opening 5 minutes combat, however Tatsuro Taira stormed again to smother ‘Uncooked Dawg’ at some stage in Spherical 2. The fighters seemingly traded rounds three and 4, and thus the fifth and ultimate spherical would resolve a winner. Royval appeared to have extra within the gasoline tank within the ultimate 5 minutes, and practically completed the combat with a late rear-naked choke try. Nevertheless, Taira survived, and we went to the judges for a call.
Official UFC Vegas 98 Outcomes: Brandon Royval def. Tatsuro Taira by break up resolution (47-48, 48-47, 48-47)
Try how the professionals reacted to ‘Royval vs. Taira’ under:
Excessive stakes males’s flyweight bout up subsequent! Royval vs. Taira 🔥
— bjpenndotcom (@bjpenndotcom) October 13, 2024
10-9 Royval. He has the timing down and is preventing a close to excellent combat. It’ll be attention-grabbing to see how Taira adjusts #UFCVegas98
— Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) October 13, 2024
Good first spherical! Royval 10-9 #ufcvegas98
— GILBERT BURNS DURINHO (@GilbertDurinho) October 13, 2024
Taira seems a little bit uncomfortable on the market. Royval with an ideal first spherical
— Josh Thomson (@THEREALPUNK) October 13, 2024
Yea Taira is GOOD! #UFCVegas98
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) October 13, 2024
Higher begin to the second spherical for Taira. Proper to the takedown and again take of Royval
— Josh Thomson (@THEREALPUNK) October 13, 2024
Royval might need to ditch the calf kicks and begin firing knees up the center as a result of fixed takedown menace of Tatsuro Taira #UFCVegas98
— Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) October 13, 2024
Wow what a combat
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) October 13, 2024
29-28 Royval. Rawdawg placed on a hanging clinic that spherical. Let’s see what Taira is manufactured from in these championship rounds #UFCVegas98
— Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) October 13, 2024
To assume they wished to chop this complete division remains to be nuts to me. Cardio, method, some KO’s, unsure what else ppl might need in a division.
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) October 13, 2024
That is what the flyweight division is all about!!! #UFCVegas98
— Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) October 13, 2024
Put up-fight reactions to Brandon Royval defeating Tatsuro Taira at UFC Vegas 98:
After 5 rounds of jam packed motion –@BrandonRoyal takes residence the break up resolution! 👏#UFCVegas98 pic.twitter.com/nZ6B3CeIWQ
— UFC (@ufc) October 13, 2024
Instantaneous traditional Royal vs Taira #ufcfightnight
— Mike Malott (@Michael_Malott) October 13, 2024
That was an superior combat! I obtained to offer it 3-2 to @brandonroyval! #ufcvegas98
— Cody Durden (@Cody_Durden) October 13, 2024
Royval wins 3-2. Nice combat. Taira has a vivid future however tonight belongs to Brandon Royval #UFCVegas98
— Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) October 13, 2024
These guys delivered!
superb combat#ufcvegas98
— Charles ‘DoBronxs’ Oliveira (@CharlesDoBronxs) October 13, 2024
Wow what a combat! And an ideal win for @brandonroyval #UFCVEGAS98
— GILBERT BURNS DURINHO (@GilbertDurinho) October 13, 2024
Who would you wish to see Royval combat subsequent following his victory over Taira this night in Las Vegas?
