UFC Vegas 98 full results and highlights| Royval vs. Taira

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) was back in Las Vegas, Nevada, TONIGHT (Sat., Oct., 12, 2024) with UFC Vegas 98. The mixed martial arts (MMA) event was streamed LIVE on ESPN+. The main event was a Flyweight contender showdown between Brandon Royval and the undefeated Tatsuro Taira. Our co-main event featured veteran Middleweights Brad Tavares and “The Iron Turtle” Jun Yong Park. Daniel Rodriguez vs. Alex Morono was also on the main card.

UFC Vegas 98’s “Prelims” card was headlined by CJ Vergara vs. Ramazan Temirov. The Prelims also had Niko Price vs. Themba Gorimbo (aka Dwayne Johnson’s favorite fighter). Chris Barnett was supposed to return from a two-year absence, but he withdrew on fight week and was been replaced with debutante Sean Sharaf.

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MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire UFC Vegas 98 card below, starting with the ESPN+ “Prelims” matches, which begin at 4 p.m. ET, then the remaining main card (also on ESPN+) at 7 p.m. ET.

Keep in mind that we will also be the spot for the latest news, recaps, and post-fight analysis following “Royval vs. Taira” Without further delay, see below for the updated UFC Vegas 98 results. (Note: This will go from the top down; therefore, look to the top of the stream for the newest update).

UFC VEGAS 98 QUICK RESULTS

125 lbs.: Brandon Royval vs. Tatsuro Taira
185 lbs.: Brad Tavares vs. Jun Yong Park — Park def. Tavares via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
170 lbs.: Chidi Njokuani vs. Jared Gooden — Njokuani def. Gooden via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
155 lbs.: Grant Dawson vs. Rafa Garcia — Dawson def. Garcia via TKO (punches), round 2 (1:42) – HIGHLIGHTS
170 lbs.: Daniel Rodriguez vs. Alex Morono — Rodriguez def. Morono via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
185 lbs.: Josh Fremd vs. Abdul Razak Alhassan This fight has been cancelled due to Fremd’s missed weigh-in (full details)
125 lbs.: CJ Vergara vs. Ramazan Temirov — Temirov def. Vergara via TKO (body punch), round 1 (2:04)
145 lbs.: Jonathan Pearce vs. Pat Sabatini — Sabatini def. Pearce via submission (rear naked choke), round 1 (4:06)
170 lbs.: Niko Price vs. Themba Gorimbo — Gorimbo def. Price via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
265 lbs.: Junior Tafa vs. Sean Sharaf — Tafa def. Sharaf via TKO (punches), round 2 (2:15)
115 lbs.: Cory McKenna vs. Julia Polastri — Polastri def. McKenna via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)
135 lbs.: Dan Argueta vs. Cody Haddon — Haddon def. Argueta via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
125 lbs.: Clayton Carpenter vs. Lucas Rocha — Carpenter def. Rocha via technical submission (rear naked choke), round 2 (2:12)

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