UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira explained

UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira
Promotion:Ultimate Fighting Championship
Venue:UFC Apex
City:Enterprise, Nevada, United States
Attendance:Not announced[1]
Previousevent:UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr.

UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira (also known as UFC Fight Night 244, UFC on ESPN+ 102 and UFC Vegas 98) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on October 12, 2024, at the UFC Apex in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Valley, United States.[2]

Background

A flyweight bout between former UFC Flyweight Championship challenger (also former LFA Flyweight Champion) Brandon Royval and undefeated prospect Tatsuro Taira headlined the event.[3]

A middleweight bout between Brad Tavares and Park Jun-yong was expected to take place at in July 2024, but it was scrapped when Park was not medically cleared after the weigh-ins.[4] They were then rescheduled for this event.[5]

A bantamweight bout between former UFC Bantamweight Champion Cody Garbrandt and former LFA Bantamweight Champion Miles Johns was scheduled for this event.[6] However, the bout was moved to UFC Fight Night 247 for unknown reasons.[7]

A women's strawweight bout between Polyana Viana and Cory McKenna was scheduled for this event.[8] However, Viana withdrew from the fight for unknown reasons and was replaced by Julia Polastri.[9]

A heavyweight bout between Chris Barnett and former LFA Heavyweight Champion Waldo Cortes-Acosta was scheduled for this event.[10] However, Cortes-Acosta withdrew from the fight for unknown reasons and was replaced by Junior Tafa.[11] Subsequently, Barnett withdrew after being unable to travel due to Hurricane Milton and was replaced by promotional newcomer Sean Sharaf.[12]

Terrance McKinney was briefly announced to compete on the card in a lightweight bout against a to-be-named opponent.[13] However, he was removed from the card for unknown reasons.[14]

At the weigh-ins, three fighters missed weight:[15]

Gooden and Argueta's bouts proceeded at catchweight and they were fined 20 percent of their individual purses which went to their opponents Chidi Njokuani and Cody Haddon respectively. Fremd’s bout with Abdul Razak Alhassan was canceled as a result.[15]

Results

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Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[17]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: UFC Fight Night 244 post-event facts: Brandon Royval ties flyweight Fight of the Night record. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Mike Bohn. 2024-10-13. 2024-10-13.
  2. Web site: Remainder of UFC schedule in 2024 fills out: 15 events across nine cities. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Nolan King. 2024-08-17. 2024-08-17.
  3. Web site: UFC books Brandon Royval vs. Tatsuro Taira to headline October event. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Nolan King. 2024-08-01. 2024-08-01.
  4. Web site: Junyong Park not medically cleared, UFC on ESPN 60 co-main event vs. Brad Tavares scrapped. Staff. sherdog.com. 2024-07-19. 2024-07-19.
  5. Web site: Brandon Royval vs. Tatsuro Taira set to headline Apex-held UFC Fight Night On October 12. Harvey Leonard. mmanews.com. 2024-08-01. 2024-08-01.
  6. Web site: Former UFC champ Cody Garbrandt expected to return vs. Miles Johns. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Nolan King and Farah Hannoun. 2024-07-18. 2024-07-18.
  7. Web site: Matchup Roundup: New UFC, PFL, Bellator fights announced in the past week (July 29-Aug. 4). mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Nolan King. 2024-08-05. 2024-08-05.
  8. Web site: UFC books Brandon Royval vs. Tatsuro Taira to headline October event. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Nolan King. 2024-08-01. 2024-08-01.
  9. Web site: McKenna has new Brazilian opponent for UFC return. bbc.com. BBC Sport. 2024-09-27. 2024-09-27.
  10. Web site: UFC News: Fan-Favorite Chris Barnett Returns to Fight Top Heavyweight Prospect. si.com. Christopher De Santiago. 2024-07-29. 2024-08-11.
  11. Web site: Chris Barnett gets new opponent for UFC Fight Night 244. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Nolan King. 2024-09-29. 2024-09-29.
  12. Web site: Junior Tafa's reaction to Chris Barnett pulling out of this weekend's UFC. ntnews.com.au. Brendan Bradford. 2024-10-08. 2024-10-09.
  13. Web site: Are there UFC fights tonight? Here's the promotion's upcoming schedule after UFC 306 at Sphere. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Staff. 2024-09-21. 2024-09-21.
  14. Web site: Hurricane Milton forces Chris Barnett to withdraw from UFC Fight Night 244. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Nolan King. 2024-10-09. 2024-10-09.
  15. Web site: UFC Vegas 98 weigh-in results: 3 fighters over the limit. mmafighting.com. Alexander K. Lee. 2024-10-11. 2024-10-11.
  16. Web site: UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira. Ultimate Fighting Championship. 2024-08-27.
  17. Web site: UFC Vegas 98 Bonus Report: Brandon Royval and Tatsuro Taira earn FOTN honors. bjpenn.com. Chris Taylor. 2024-10-12. 2024-10-12.

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