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 will likely be obtainable 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 resembling Brandon Moreno, Matheus Nicolau, and Matt Schnell. Royval now appears to be like to safe back-to-back wins and add Taira’s identify to his resume.
Japan’s Taira (16-0, combating out of Okinawa, Japan) appears to be like to stay undefeated and take advantage of his second UFC important occasion. The extremely touted rising star has wowed followers along with his performances in opposition to the likes of Alex Perez, Carlos Hernandez, and Edgar Chairez. Now trying to turn out to be plain for a shot on the title, Taira units forth to defeat Royval in emphatic trend.
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 identify, the Florida-based athlete has collected wins in opposition to Joe Solecki, Damir Ismagulov, and Mark Madsen. Dawson now goals to spoil Garcia’s evening 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 blended martial artist has made a reputation for himself within the 155-pound division along 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 the use of Accra, Ghana, and meets Josh Fremd (11-6) combating out of Englewood, Colo. by the use of Pittsburgh, Penn. Dana White’s Contender Collection 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 Collection alumn Waldo Cortes Acosta (12-1) combating out of Phoenix, Ariz. by the use 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 Collection standout Cory McKenna (8-3) combating out of Cwmbran, Wales at strawweight. Dana White’s Contender Collection 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 Value (16-7 2NC) combating out of Cape Coral, Fla. look to steal the present. Dana White’s Contender Collection 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 Combat Card – Royval vs. Taira:
Fundamental 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 Value
Jared Gooden vs Chidi Njokuani
JunYong Park vs Brad Tavares
Jonathan Pearce vs Pat Sabatini
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