Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2024-06-15, some good exchanges but not enough to get three stars: mma fight between Alex Perez and Tatsuro Taira gets two (see our rankings of Best Mma Fights of 2024).Taira vs Perez is scheduled to take place on Saturday, June 15, at UFC Apex in Las Vegas (Nevada, USA), in a five-round flyweight bout (125 lbs, 57 kg); this is the main event of UFC Vegas 93 (also known as UFC on ESPN 58). Watch the video and Rate this fight!
Record Alex Perez
Alex Perez Enter this match with a professional mma record of 8-25-0 (52% finishing rate) and he is ranked as Number 11 flyweight in the world.
He lost three consecutive fights from 2020 to 2024, against Deiveson Figueiredo (Deiveson Figueiredo vs Alex Perez), Alexandre Pantoja (Alexandre Pantoja vs. Alex Perez) and Muhammad Mokaev (Muhammad Mokaev vs. Alex Perez) but then he came back to win Matheus Nicolau Pereira in April (Matheus Nicolau Pereira vs Alex Perez).
Tatsuro Taira record
His opponent, the undefeated one Tatsuro Tairahas a perfect record of 15-0-0 (73% finishing percentage) and he came in ranked No. 23 in the flyweight division.
In his last three fights, he won against Jesus Santos Aguilar, Edgar Chairez and Carlos Hernandez.
Battle card
Here’s the full fight card for UFC Vegas 93 (we’ll update it after weigh-ins):
MAIN CARD (live on ESPN2 / ESPN+)
Alex Perez vs. Tatsuro Taira
Douglas Silva de Andrade vs. Miles Johns
Lucas Almeida vs. Timothy Cuamba
Garrett Armfield vs. Brady Hiestand
Asu Almabaev vs. Jose Johnson
Adam Fugitt vs. Josh Quinlan
PRELIMINARY CARD (live on ESPN2 / ESPN+)
Nathan Maness vs. Jimmy Flick
Gabriella Fernandes vs Carli Judice
Jeka Saragih vs. Westin Wilson
Melquizael Costa vs Nuerdanbieke Shayilan
Julia Polastri vs. Josefine Lindgren Knutsson
Press conference before the match
Watch the UFC Vegas 93 pre-fight press conference featuring Tatsuro Taira and Alex Perez for free!
Consider
Watch the UFC Vegas 93 match video: Perez vs Taira confrontation from Ufc’s official Youtube channel!
Full fight video/highlights
Below we will post a selection of the best videos about the Alex Perez vs Tatsuro Taira match as soon as the match ends. If you’ve seen the entire fight, you can rate it at the end of this post. (All videos are hosted on free video platforms such as Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook etc. and are not uploaded by AllTheBestFights.com)
Result
Who won the fight between Perez and Taira?
Tatsuro Taira defeated Alex Perez by TKO (leg injury) at 2:59, round 2.
Interview after the match
Hear the words of the winner or two fighters after their fight, here is the UFC on ESPN 58 octagon post-fight interview of Alex Perez and Tatsuro Taira.
Press conference after the match
Watch and listen to the official UFC on ESPN 58’s post-fight press conference video, with the main event featuring Tatsuro Taira and Alex Perez (free live stream from the UFC – Ultimate Fighting Championship Youtube channel).
Bonus prizes
UFC on ESPN 58 Fight of the Night: no prizes awarded
UFC on ESPN 58 Performances of the Night: Tatsuro Taira, Brady Hiestand, Westin Wilson, Melquizael Costa
