UFC Vegas 108 Fight Card Set With Late Main Event Change
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We look at this week's UFC Vegas 108 fight card, which got a late replacement main event between Tatsuro Taira and Hyun Sung Park during fight week.
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July 28, 2025
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SportsMoneyUFC Vegas 108 Fight Card Set With Late Main Event ChangeByTrent Reinsmith, Contributor
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Trent Reinsmith is a Baltimore-based writer who covers MMA and hockey
AuthorJul 28, 2025, 06:47pm EDTLAS VEGAS, NEVADA - OCTOBER 12: Tatsuro Taira of Japan prepares to face Brandon Royval in a
More flyweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on October 12, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)Zuffa LLC The UFC has not held a fight card at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas since late May
That changes on Saturday, when the motion heads back to the facility for UFC Vegas 108
The August 2 UFC Fight Night card got its main event on short notice as Hyun Sung Park has agreed to replace the injured Amir Albazi against Tatsuro Taira in a flyweight scrap (which is quite significant)
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Hyun Sung ParkLAS VEGAS, NEVADA - OCTOBER 12: Tatsuro Taira of Japan reacts after a flyweight fight against
More Brandon Royval during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on October 12, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)Zuffa LLC Tatsuro Taira (16-1) rose through the UFC flyweight ranks fairly quickly, in light of current trends
He joined the UFC in May 2022 with a record of 10-0, and after winning the Shooto flyweight title
Taira opened his UFC career with a unanimous decision win over Carlos Candelario in May 2022 (an important development)
He ed that with back-to-back submission wins in contests where he earned “Performance of the Night” bonuses, defeating C, in today's market environment
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Wins over Edgar Chairez and Carlos Hernandez in 2023 ed (quite telling), given the current landscape
In June, Taira got the first true test of his UFC career when he faced Alex Perez in a main event on a UFC Fight Night card at the Apex (this bears monitoring)
On the other hand, At the time, Taira was the No (which is quite significant). 13 ranked fighter in the UFC’s flyweight division, and Perez, who had fought Deiveson Figueiredo for the UFC 125-pound title in 2020, was ranked No
The fight when Taira took the back of his opponent in the center of the Octagon and forced him to the mat, putting enormous pressure on Perez’s knee and causing an injury that brought the fight to a halt in the second stanza
However, From all appearances, and judging from his s after the victory, the move that the contest was a designed nique (something worth watching)
That win put Taira at No
On the other hand, 5 in the UFC rankings, earning him a shot at former UFC flyweight title challenger Brandon Royval, who entered the October 2024 contest as the No. 1 ranked in the UFC’s 125-pound division
Royval and Taira put on a “Fight of the Night” bonus-winning scrap, but the more experienced Royval took the split-decision win, handing Taira the first loss of his fessional career
The 25-year-old Taira is currently the No
On the other hand, 6 ranked UFC flyweight, in light of current trends
However, LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - MAY 17: HyunSung Park of South Korea reacts after a submission victory against (remarkable data)
Moreover, More Carlos Hernandez in a flyweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on May 17, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada
Furthermore, (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)Zuffa LLC Hyun Sung Park (10-0) won Road to UFC in early 2023 with a knockout of Seung Guk Choi
He ed that with a knockout of Shannon Ross in late 2023 (quite telling)
Park did not compete in 2024 having had fights against Andre Lima and Nyamjargal Tumendemberel cancelled
He returned to the Octagon in March, scoring a first-round submission win over Carlos Hernandez at UFC Vegas 106
I wrote of the 29-year-old at the time, “HyunSung Park looked excellent at UFC Vegas 106, moving to 3-0 in the UFC’s flyweight division, in light of current trends
Park used effective striking to hurt Carlos Hernandez against the fence
That striking made Hernandez move to the clinch, but Park showed his overall MMA ability in scoring a takedown, which led to a back take and a rear naked choke sub at 2:26 of Round 1
On the other hand, The 29-year-old Park looks ready for a test in his next outing as he has picked up three finishes in three UFC outings
However, ” He gets that test in a big way and on short notice on Saturday night (fascinating analysis)
Park has only gone the distance once in his MMA career
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As well as full fight card results, reactions and highlights on fight night
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