This weekend's UFC action comes from The Apex with former UFC flyweight title challenger Brandon Royval in action.
Royval bounced back from his loss to the current champion Alexandre Pantoja in March with a split decision win over Brandon Moreno.
Taira meanwhile is undefeated in his 16 fights as a professional and has won his last two outings inside the Octagon by stoppage.
Here's everything you need to know ahead of Royval vs. Taira.
Royval vs. Taira fight date, start time
- Date: Saturday, October 12
- Main card start time: 7 p.m. ET / 12 a.m. UK (Sunday)
- Main event cagewalks (approx): 10 p.m. ET / 3 a.m. UK (Sunday)
The cagewalks for Royval vs. Taira are scheduled for 10 p.m. ET / 3 a.m. UK with the main card set to start at 7 p.m. ET / 12 a.m. UK. These timings are subject to change.
What channel/stream is Royval vs. Taira?
- U.S.: ESPN+
- UK: TNT Sports
Fans in the U.S. can stream the fight on ESPN+ (click here for more information), while TNT Sports will broadcast the fight in the UK.
Where is the Royval vs. Taira fight?
The fight will take place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Brandon Royval record and bio
- Nationality: American
- Date of birth: August 16, 1992
- Height: 5' 9"
- Reach: 70.5"
- Total fights: 23
- Record: 16-7-0
Tatsuro Taira record and bio
- Nationality: Japanese
- Date of birth: June 15, 2024
- Height: 5' 7"
- Reach: 70"
- Total fights: 16
- Record: 16-0-0
Royval vs. Taira fight card
Main card
- Brandon Royval vs. Tatsuro Taira; Flyweight
- Brad Tavares vs. Park Jun-yong; Middleweight
- Grant Dawson vs. Rafa Garcia; Lightweight
- Julia Polastri vs. Cory McKenna; Women's strawweight
- Daniel Rodriguez vs. Alex Morono; Welterweight
- Abdul Razak Alhassan vs. Josh Fremd; Middleweight
Prelims
- Chidi Njokuani vs. Jared Gooden; Welterweight
- C.J. Vergara vs. Ramazan Temirov; Flyweight
- Jonathan Pearce vs. Pat Sabatini; Featherweight
- Themba Gorimbo vs. Niko Price; Welterweight
- Chris Barnett vs. Junior Tafa; Heavyweight
- Daniel Argueta vs. Cody Haddon; Bantamweight
- Clayton Carpenter vs. Lucas Rocha; Flyweight