| UFC on ESPN: Perez vs. Taira | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | June 15, 2024 | |||
| Venue | UFC Apex | |||
| City | Enterprise, Nevada, United States | |||
| Attendance | Not announced[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC on ESPN: Perez vs. Taira (also known as UFC on ESPN 58 and UFC Vegas 93) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on June 15, 2024, at the UFC Apex facility, in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.[2]
Background
This was the 100th event the promotion hosted at the UFC Apex. The UFC started hosting events at the venue in May 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, originally behind closed doors, before changing their approach to a limited set of tickets per event in July 2021.[2]
A flyweight bout between former UFC Flyweight Championship challenger Alex Perez and Tatsuro Taira headlined the event.[3] Perez was originally expected to face Tagir Ulanbekov[4] However, he was pulled in order to serve as replacement and headline UFC on ESPN: Nicolau vs. Perez in April.[5] In turn on April 30, it was reported that the fight between Perez and Ulanbekov was back on for this event.[6] After Perez was moved to the headliner spot, the promotion opted to book Ulanbekov against Joshua Van, who was Taira's original opponent at UFC 302.[3] However, the bout was cancelled when Ulanbekov weighed in at 129.5 pounds, three and a half pounds over the flyweight non-title fight limit.[7]
A women's strawweight bout between former LFA Women's Strawweight Champion Julia Polastri and Josefine Lindgren Knutsson took place at the event.[8] They were originally scheduled for UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev but the bout was scrapped when Knutsson pulled out due to injury.[9]
A heavyweight bout between former UFC Heavyweight Champion Andrei Arlovski and Martin Buday was scheduled for this event.[10] However, the bout was moved to UFC 303 for unknown reasons.[11]
A middleweight bout between André Muniz and Ikram Aliskerov was expected to take place at the event.[12] However, Muniz withdrew due to a foot injury.[13] He was replaced by Antonio Trócoli.[14] In turn, the bout was scrapped during fight week as Aliskerov was pulled in order to serve as a replacement for Khamzat Chimaev against Robert Whittaker a week later at the main event of UFC on ABC: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov.[15]
Results
| Fight card (ESPN2 / ESPN+) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Flyweight | Tatsuro Taira | def. | Alex Perez | TKO (knee injury) | 2 | 2:59 | |
| Bantamweight | Miles Johns | def. | Douglas Silva de Andrade | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Lucas Almeida | def. | Timothy Cuamba | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Brady Hiestand | def. | Garrett Armfield | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 1:52 | |
| Flyweight | Asu Almabayev | def. | Jose Johnson | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Adam Fugitt | def. | Josh Quinlan | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card (ESPN2 / ESPN+) | |||||||
| Flyweight | Nate Maness | def. | Jimmy Flick | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Flyweight | Gabriella Fernandes | def. | Carli Judice | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Westin Wilson | def. | Jeka Saragih | Submission (triangle armbar) | 1 | 1:49 | |
| Featherweight | Melquizael Costa | def. | Shayilan Nuerdanbieke | Submission (face crank) | 3 | 1:50 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Josefine Lindgren Knutsson | def. | Julia Polastri | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Bonus awards
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[17]
- Fight of the Night: Gabriella Fernandes vs. Carli Judice
- Performance of the Night: Tatsuro Taira and Brady Hiestand
See also
References
- ^ Mike Bohn (2024-06-16). "UFC on ESPN 58 post-event facts: Prelim fighter scores ultra-rare finish". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-06-16.
- ^ a b Danny Segura (2024-05-13). "Rising Japanese star Tatsuro Taira books first UFC main event vs. Alex Perez on June 15". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
- ^ a b Drake Riggs (2024-05-13). "Shake-up! UFC Vegas 93 re-arranges matchups, Alex Perez vs. Tatsuro Taira now headlines". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
- ^ Vipin Raghuwanshi (2024-03-22). "Alex Perez vs Tagir Ulanbekov reported for UFC event on June 15". itnwwe.com. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
- ^ Shaun Al-Shatti (2024-04-02). "Manel Kape out, Matheus Nicolau vs. Alex Perez announced as new UFC Vegas 91 headliner". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
- ^ Farah Hannoun (2024-04-30). "Alex Perez vs. Tagir Ulanbekov back on for UFC Fight Night on June 15". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
- ^ Staff (2024-06-14). "UFC on ESPN 58 weigh-in results: Ranked flyweight misses mark by 3.5 pounds, fight scrapped". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
- ^ Vipin Raghuwanshi (2024-03-27). "UFC June 15 event: Armfield vs Hiestand, 2 women fights reported". itnwwe.com. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ Tobias Lindkvist (2024-02-19). "BREAKING: Josefine Knutsson pulls out of upcoming UFC fight". frontkick.online. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
- ^ Nolan King (2024-04-08). "Andrei Arlovski books 42nd UFC fight, faces Martin Buday in Las Vegas". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
- ^ Mike Bohn (2024-05-12). "Former UFC champ Andrei Arlovski added to Conor McGregor vs. Michael Chandler card at UFC 303". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
- ^ Sayan Nag (2024-04-09). "Andre Muniz vs. Ikram Aliskerov booked for UFC Fight Night on June 15". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
- ^ Guilherme Cruz (2024-05-30). "Andre Muniz injured, out of UFC Vegas 93 fight with Ikram Aliskerov". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
- ^ Harvey Leonard (2024-06-02). "UFC matchmaking bulletin (5/27-6/2): Mackenzie Dern set to return in Abu Dhabi". mmanews.com. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
- ^ Mike Bohn (2024-06-13). "Khamzat Chimaev out; Robert Whittaker vs. Ikram Aliskerov set as new UFC on ABC 6 headliner". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
- ^ "UFC on ESPN: Perez vs. Taira". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2024-05-18.
- ^ Matt Erickson (2024-06-16). "UFC on ESPN 58 bonuses: Westin Wilson's rare triangle-armbar misses the cut for extra $50K". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-06-16.
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