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Will this undefeated prospect be the next big star in the UFC?
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No. 5 ranked UFC flyweight Tatsuro Taira is still something of a hidden gem in the world of MMA.
Despite an impressive 16-0 record (6-0 in the UFC), many fans still have no idea who the 24-year-old Japanese fighter is.
In tomorrow’s main event in Las Vegas, the undefeated rising star intends to change that. With a win against No. 1 ranked flyweight Brandon Royval, he would cement his position as the next title challenger.
“I definitely want to show a big impact. I definitely want to show my strength. That’s something I want to show in this fight,” Taira said at Wednesday’s media day. “I’m definitely focused on this one, but thinking of title fights, I’ve always dreamed and thought about the title fights. It’s something that I always have in mind.”
This is Tatsuro Taira
If you look at Taira’s stats it shows that fight wise has what it takes to become a fan favorite.
In 16 wins he has scored five knockouts and seven submissions. Going into the octagon tomorrow, he has back-to-back finishes, stoppages in four of his past five fights, and post-fight bonuses in three of those outings.
- Age: 24
- Height: 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
- Weight: 125 lb (57 kg; 8 st 13 lb)
- MMA record: 16-0 (12 stoppages)
- UFC record: 6-0 (4 stoppages)
- Post-fight bonuses: 3
Tatsuro Taira. Photo via YouTube
UFC Fight Night 244 Fight Card
- Flyweight bout: Brandon Royval vs. Tatsuro Taira
- Middleweight bout: Brad Tavares vs. Park Jun-yong
- Welterweight bout: Chidi Njokuani vs. Jared Gooden
- Lightweight bout: Grant Dawson vs. Rafa García
- Welterweight bout: Daniel Rodriguez vs. Alex Morono
- Middleweight bout: Abdul Razak Alhassan vs. Josh Fremd
Preliminary card
- Flyweight bout: C.J. 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: Daniel Argueta vs. Cody Haddon
- Flyweight bout: Clayton Carpenter vs. Lucas Rocha
* Fight card is a subject of change.