Brandon Royval squares off against Tatsuro Taira in the main event of UFC Fight Night live from UFC Apex in Las Vegas on Sunday 13 October aka UFC Vegas 98. The bout is scheduled for five rounds at flyweight.
Former title challenger Royval of the United States targets his second win in a row, following his victory in a rematch against Brandon Moreno in February. Taira of Japan fights for the second time in 2024 and looks to remain undefeated.
Also on the card, Jun Yong Park of South Korea and American Brad Tavares battle it out at middleweight. American lightweight Grant Dawson meets U.S.-born Mexican Rafa Garcia. Plus, Niko Price of the U.S. takes on Themba Gorimbo of Zimbabwe at welterweight and Brazilian strawweight Polyana Viana faces Cory McKenna of Wales.
What time is UFC Vegas 98 in Australia?
UFC Vegas 98: Royval vs Taira start time in Australia is 10:00 am AEDT for the main card, following the prelims beginning at 7:00 am AEDT.
Live stream is available on UFC Fight Pass and Kayo.
UFC Vegas 98 fight card
- Brandon Royval vs. Tatsuro Taira, flyweight
- Grant Dawson vs. Rafa Garcia, lightweight
- Abdul Razak Alhassan vs. Josh Fremd, middleweight
- Clayton Carpenter vs. Lucas Rocha, flyweight
- Chris Barnett vs. Waldo Cortes-Acosta, heavyweight
- Polyana Viana vs. Cory McKenna, women’s strawweight
- C.J. Vergara vs. Ramazonbek Temirov, flyweight
- Niko Price vs. Themba Gorimbo, welterweight
- Chidi Njokuani vs. Jared Gooden, welterweight
- Jun Yong Park vs. Brad Tavares, middleweight
- Pat Sabatini vs. Jonathan Pearce, featherweight
- Daniel Argueta vs. Cody Haddon, bantamweight
*Card, ticket and broadcast information subject to change