GDT: UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira

[MMC]

Date: October 12, 2024
Venue: UFC Apex
City: Las Vegas, Nevada
Time: 7 pm ET/4 pm PT
Viewing: ESPN+

MAIN CARD (ESPN+)

Flyweight bout: Brandon Royval vs. Tatsuro Taira
Middleweight bout: Brad Tavares vs. Jun-yong Park
Welterweight bout: Chidi Njokuani vs. Jared Gooden
Lightweight bout: Grant Dawson vs. Rafa Garcia
Welterweight bout: Daniel Rodriguez vs. Alex Morono

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+)

Flyweight bout: CJ Vergara vs. Ramazan Temirov
Featherweight bout: Jonathan Pearce vs. Pat Sabatini
Welterweight bout: Themba Gorimbo vs. Niko Price
Heavyweight bout: Junior Tafa vs. Sean Sharaf
Women's Strawweight bout: Julia Polastri vs. Cory McKenna
Bantamweight bout: Dan Argueta vs. Cody Haddon
Flyweight bout: Clayton Carpenter vs. Lucas Rocha​

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[Taytro]

First card in a long time that I genuinely do not have any interest in watching or gambling on. Congratulations UFC you did it.

 

[CDJ]

First card in a long time that I genuinely do not have any interest in watching or gambling on. Congratulations UFC you did it.

Same

Hahahahah psych, we make it all back in 5 days let’s goooooooooo

 

[Taytro]

Same

Hahahahah psych, we make it all back in 5 days let’s goooooooooo

Winners aren't quitters, so you got me there.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Lots of drama on the scales today... Gordon, Fremd and Argueta all missed don't know if they're getting a second attempt

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Gordon and Argueta forfeit 20% of their purse.

Fremd vs Abdul Razak Alhassan is off.

 

[Taytro]

Gordon and Argueta forfeit 20% of their purse.

Fremd vs Abdul Razak Alhassan is off.

That's weird considering Abdul Razak Alhassan has missed weight several times and his opponent still fought. Feels greasy to not afford your opponent that opportunity when you're on the other side of the equation.

4 pounds is pretty significant though so maybe it got cancelled for a different reason.

 

[CDJ]

That's weird considering Abdul Razak Alhassan has missed weight several times and his opponent still fought. Feels greasy to not afford your opponent that opportunity when you're on the other side of the equation.

4 pounds is pretty significant though so maybe it got cancelled for a different reason.

Fremd had to be transported to the hospital, wasn’t Alhassan’s call to make

Argueta trying to get as big of a wrestling advantage as possible. Saw Haddon on DWCS, I think that kids legit. I think Argueta will gas if he keeps trying to spam TD on him. Could see Haddon lose in his debut just because that seems to happen with people fresh off DWCS, but he seemed pretty well rounded given his experience level

 

[MMC]

Gotta say I can’t help but enjoy the Conor as BKFC owner bit, been fun seeing him at press conferences again. Though it also just makes it incredibly hard to see him having much motivation to fight any time soon, seems like he’s enjoying just showing up and being Conor a lot more at this point. And honestly it’s hard to blame him

 

[MMC]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1845166683440173225

 

[MMC]

Soto/Tenaglia probably the best BKFC fight I've ever watched

 

[MMC]

 

[MMC]

HW is so shit

 

[bov]

People talk about fights like Rose vs Esparza being bad but these ones like Tafa vs Sharaf are even worse, by a mile. So terrible.

 

[CDJ]

I’m here for coked out promoter McGregor, this guy ain’t ever fighting again

 

[bov]

Royval had that fight in the bag and he brought Taira right back into it.

 

[Avs_19]

Solid main event. 48-47 Royval for me.

Good job by Royval to avoid the takedown and compromised positions in the last round. Excellent finish to the round for him.

I honestly didn't like what I saw from Taira at all. He had the body triangle and back for nearly two rounds it seemed but not a whole lot to come from it. He also seemed to tire quickly and didn't do much of anything standing.

 

[bov]

Hell of a fight. Taira will be better for that, champion potential for sure.

 

[Sexy Necksy Garland]

Solid main event. 48-47 Royval for me.

Good job by Royval to avoid the takedown and compromised positions in the last round. Excellent finish to the round for him.

I honestly didn't like what I saw from Taira at all. He had the body triangle and back for nearly two rounds it seemed but not a whole lot to come from it. He also seemed to tire quickly and didn't do much of anything standing.

Seemed more to me like a relentless zest for getting punched in the face.

 

[CDJ]

Came a Taira finish away from a sweet parlay hit

Tragic

Raw Dog earned it, I had it 48-47

Sal D’Amato was f***ing abysmal tonight

 

[CDJ]

Also if Pantoja beats Asakura idk how they can justify giving Royval another shot at Pantoja when he’s 0-2 against him. Pantoja knows he can wrestlef*** him