UFC returns to the APEX warehouse this weekend, but there's plenty to look forward to. For the uninitiated, this weekend's main event features the most promising Japanese prospect in the promotion, Tatsuro Taira.
Hyun Sung Park will get the biggest fight of his life when he takes on Tatsuro Taira in the main event of UFC Vegas 108 this weekend. The South Korean fighter was bussed in at the last minute after Amir Albazi wasn’t medically cleared to fight Tatsuro Taira in the planned main event.
The UFC Vegas 108 card is ever changing, with a late alteration to the main event making this show an unpredictable one. The planned fight between Tatsuro Taira and Amir Albazi has been cancelled, as an injury to Albazi has forced Hyun Sung Park to step in at the last moment.
The UFC returns to Las Vegas on August 2, with a much different main event than fans were expecting. UFC Vegas 108 was supposed to be headlined by Tatsuro Taira taking on Amir Albazi.
This weekend’s UFC event was meant to go down as a crucial flyweight title eliminator for Tatsuro Taira, but a late opponent change could put his championship
In a sudden turn of events that’s sent shockwaves through the MMA community, this weekend’s UFC Vegas 108 has a brand-new main event. Hyun Sung Park steps in to face undefeated Japanese sensation Tatsuro Taira after Amir Albazi was forced to withdraw from his highly anticipated headliner due to injury.
Flyweight Tatsuro Taira was meant to face Amir Albazi at UFC Vegas 108 on August 2nd, but it appears the fight is off. Taira suffered the first loss of his career in his last bout.
UFC are working on a new main event for next Saturday’s Apex event after the initially planned headliner was called off. Number six-ranked Tatsuro Taira was due to face number four Amir Albazi in a flyweight clash with genuine title implications in the headliner of UFC Vegas 108.
Tatsuro Taira made history in the UFC in 2024 and is looking to make an even bigger name for himself in the United States. When he beat Alex Perez in Las Vegas last year, Tatsuro Taira became the first man born in the 2000s to win a UFC main event.