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: Brad Tavares vs. Jun Yong Park
Chidi Njokuani vs. Jared Gooden
Grant Dawson vs. Rafa Garcia
Daniel Rodriguez vs. Alex Morono
Prelims: (4 pm ET/ 1 pm PT, ESPN+)
Featured Prelim: CJ Vergara vs. Ramazan Temirov
Co-Featured Prelim: Jonathan Pierce vs. Pat Sabatini
Niko Price vs. Themba Gorimbo
Junior Tafa vs. Sean Sharaf
Julia Polastri vs. Cory McKenna
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.
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