The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s flyweight division has seen some shuffling in recent bookings.
As a result of these changes, Alex Perez will face Tatsuro Taira in the main event of the June 15th UFC Fight Night card. Perez was originally scheduled to face Tagir Ulanbekov at the event, but Taira was scheduled to face Joshua Vann at UFC 302 on June 1st, and Ulanbekov and Vann decided to link horns on June 15th. Become. Following initial reports of Marcel Dorf, multiple media outlets confirmed the new 125-pound combination.
Perez knocked out Mateusz Nicolaou in the second round of the UFC on ESPN 55’s headliner, coming off a three-fight debacle in his last outing. The former title challenger has a 7-4 record during his time with the Las Vegas-based promotion.
The 24-year-old Taira started his Octagon tenure with five straight wins, improving his professional record to 15-0. The Okinawa native defeated Carlos Hernandez by second-round TKO at UFC Fight Night 233 on Dec. 9, ending the 2023 season with a 3-0 record.
Russia’s Ulanbekov has won four of his first five appearances in the UFC. Most recently, the former Fight Nights Global Title holder submitted Cody Durden in the second round of their UFC 296 matchup in December of this year.
Another interesting flyweight prospect, Vann began his UFC career with back-to-back wins over Zargas Zhumagulov, Kevin Borjas, and Felipe Bunes. The 22-year-old veteran of the Fury Fighting Championship has a 10-1 record as a professional, with eight of his wins coming in close quarters.
