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UFC Fight Night Presented by Bud Light: Royval vs. Taira
Live from UFC APEX in Las Vegas: Saturday, October 12, on ESPN+ and SiriusXM Fight Nation
7 p.m. ET: Main Card | 4 p.m. ET: Prelims
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UFC returns to Las Vegas this weekend with UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira, live from UFC APEX on Saturday, Oct. 12, on ESPN+ (English and Spanish) and SiriusXM Fight Nation, with the main card at 7 p.m. ET and Prelims beginning at 4 p.m.
Main Event
- Top 5 flyweights Brandon Royval and Tatsuro Taira are set to face off in the main event. No. 1 ranked Royval (16-7), who fell short in his championship bid last year at UFC 296, bounced back with a split decision win over Brandon Moreno this past February. He now returns to the Octagon determined to become the first fighter to defeat Taira. No. 5 ranked Taira (16-0) has added six victories to his undefeated record since joining the UFC and is coming off a second-round win over Alex Perez in his first UFC main event last June.
Co-Main Event
- Middleweight veterans Brad Tavares and JunYong Park are set to clash in the co-main event. Tavares (20-10), who began his UFC journey at The Ultimate Fighter Season 11, looks to get back in the win column by relying on his experience and striking. Park (17-6), known for bouncing back stronger after defeats, aims to start another streak following his narrow split decision loss to Andre Muniz in his last fight.
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On the call
- Brendan Fitzgerald will call the action alongside former UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz and UFC lightweight Paul Felder. Charly Arnolt will handle reporting duties.
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Programming (All times ET)
| Thurs. 10/10 | 8 p.m. | UFC: Camino al Octágono | ESPN Deportes |
| Fri. 10/11 | 5 p.m. | UFC Live Presented by Cuervo | ESPN2 |
| 6:05 p.m. | UFC Fight Night Pre-Show Presented by Cuervo: Royval vs. Taira | ESPN+ | |
| Sat. 10/12 | 4 p.m. | UFC Fight Night Presented by Bud Light: Royval vs. Taira (Prelims) | ESPN+ (English & Spanish) SiriusXM Fight Nation Channel #156 |
| 7 p.m. | UFC Fight Night Presented by Bud Light: Royval vs. Taira (Main Card) | ||
| 10 p.m.* | UFC Fight Night Post-Fight Show presented by Cuervo: Royval vs. Taira | ESPN+ SiriusXM Fight Nation Channel #156 |
*Immediately following Main Event.
Main Card and Prelims (All times ET)
| 7 PM | Main | Brandon Royval vs. Tatsuro Taira |
| Co-Main | Brad Tavares vs. JunYong Park | |
| Undercard | Chidi Njokuani vs. Jared Gooden | |
| Undercard | Grant Dawson vs. Rafa Garcia | |
| Undercard | Daniel Rodriguez vs. Alex Morono | |
| Undercard | Abdul Razak Alhassan vs. Josh Fremd | |
| 4 PM | Feature | CJ Vergara vs. Ramazan Temirov |
| Undercard | Jonathan Pearce vs. Pat Sabatini | |
| Undercard | Themba Gorimbo vs. Niko Price | |
| Undercard | Junior Tafa vs. Sean Sharaf | |
| Undercard | Julia Polastri vs. Cory McKenna | |
| Undercard | Dan Argueta vs. Cody Haddon | |
| Undercard | Clayton Carpenter vs. Lucas Rocha |
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