One week removed from UFC 307 in Salt Lake City, the MMA promotion is back tonight for UFC Vegas 98 inside the UFC Apex. All told, tonight’s show features 12 fights.
Live coverage begins at 4 pm ET/ 1 pm PT on ESPN+ with the undercard before moving onto the main card at 7 pm ET/ 4 pm PT.
Main Event
At the top of the bill tonight is a flyweight affair between No. 1 contender Brandon Royval (16-7 MMA, 6-3 UFC) and No. 5 contender Tatsuro Taira (16-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC). This is a five-round affair at five minutes per round.
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Co-Main Event
Immediately beforehand, the co-main event sees middleweight action between Brad Tavares (20-9 MMA, 15-9 UFC) and Jun Yong Park (17-6 MMA, 7-3 UFC).
Rest of the Card
Also on tonight’s main card, you’ll see a welterweight affair pitting Chidi Njokuani (23-10, 3-3 UFC) against Jared Gooden (23-9 MMA, 2-4 UFC), a lightweight contest matching Grant Dawson (21-2-1, 9-1-1 UFC) with Rafa Garcia (16-3 MMA, 4-3 UFC), and a welterweight fight versing Daniel Rodriguez (17-5 MMA, 7-4 UFC) and Alex Morono (24-10 MMA, 13-7 UFC).
UFC Vegas 98 Results:
Main Card (7 pm ET/ 4 pm PT, ESPN+)
Main Event: Brandon Royval vs Tatsuro Taira
Co-Main Event: 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 (Ground and Pound) at 1:42 into Round 2.
Daniel Rodriguez def. Alex Morono by Split Decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28.)
Prelims: (4 pm ET/ 1 pm PT, ESPN+)
Featured Prelim: Ramazan Temirov def. CJ Vergara by KO (Strikes) at 2:50 into Round 1.
Co-Featured Prelim: Pat Sabatini def. Jonathan Pearce by Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) at 4:06 into Round 1.
Themba Gorimbo def. Niko Price by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27.)
Junior Tafa def. Sean Sharaf by Standing TKO (Punches) at 2:15 into Round 2.
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) at 2:12 into Round 2.
