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Mike Bohn

Tatsuro Taira: UFC Fight Night 244 win puts me over Amir Albazi, Kai Asakura as fresh title contender

Tatsuro Taira Amir Albazi Kai Asakura UFC Alexandre Pantoja UFC Fight Night 244 Brandon Royval Brandon Moreno MMA Junkie

If flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja is looking for fresh competition to defend his title against, Tatsuro Taira thinks he will have the strongest case.

Undefeated Japanese sensation Taira (16-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) will look to put his resume over the top for a crack at the 125-pound belt when he takes on Brandon Royval (16-7 MMA, 6-3 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 244 main event, which takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas (ESPN+).

Pantoja has already beaten the majority of the top-ranked contenders in the division, and some of them twice over. There’s only a few new matchups for the champ, and Taira is one of them if he gets through Royval.

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