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USA Today
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UFC veterans competing in MMA action July 30-Aug. 2
This week, the UFC returns to its home base in Las Vegas. UFC on ESPN 71 takes place at the UFC Apex and features a flyweight matchup between Tatsuro Taira and short-notice replacement HyunSung Park. Scroll below to see how last week's veterans fared on the regional scene, and check out the names and details of the upcoming weekend's competitors. Upcoming event information from Tapology. Last week's results Ronys Torres (43-11 MMA, 0-2 UFC) Jesus Pinedo (25-6-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) Josh Parisian (15-8 MMA, 2-5 UFC) Edilberto de Oliveira (30-19-2 MMA, 0-2 UFC) Humberto Bandenay (24-9 MMA, 1-3 UFC) Nick Maximov (12-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC) Efrain Escudero (32-17 MMA, 5-7 UFC)
USA Today
a day ago
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UFC on ESPN 71 headliner HyunSung Park vows to knock out Tatsuro Taira: 'I will break him'
LAS VEGAS – HyunSung Park isn't too worried about not having time to prepare for a short-notice main event against Tatsuro Taira. In the UFC on ESPN 71 headliner at the UFC Apex, Park (10-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) meets Taira (16-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) in a five-round bout at flyweight. It's a fight that came together on less than a week's notice when Taira's original opponent, Amir Albazi, went down with an injury. Park was scheduled to face former title challenger Steve Erceg next weekend at UFC on ESPN 72, but was pulled for this main event opportunity. "Since this was such a short-notice fight, actually there was no camp, no preparation," Park told reporters through an interpreter at Wednesday's media day. "So, I'm just gonna fight with my regular skills." Park's "regular skills" are anything but – he's an exciting finisher who has won nine consecutive fights by submission or knockout, including his first three under the UFC banner. In his debut year in 2023, Park submitted Seung Guk Choi and stopped Shannon Ross with strikes. A knee injury took him out of action for 2024, but in his first fight of 2025 in May, Park kept the finishes coming with a first-round submission of Carlos Hernandez. South Korea's Park jumps straight from prelims fights into a main event slot against Japan's Taira, who has headlined multiple UFC Apex events. Although he recognizes Taira as a top opponent in the division, and he will have to deal with cutting weight a week earlier than expected, Park is confident he'll find a way to win. "He's a good MMA fighter, but not too great, so I think I'll be able to beat him," Park said. "... Tatsuro is a tricky fighter, so this makes me really excited and I'm ready for it." While Park acknowledges Taira's reach advantage might be a tough puzzle to solve, he believes he will figure it out in order to finish the fight early by knockout in Round 2 or 3. "I will smash Taira Tatsuro," Park said in English. "... I will break him."
USA Today
2 days ago
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- USA Today
Video: UFC on ESPN 71 media day live stream from Las Vegas (1:30 p.m. ET)
LAS VEGAS – UFC on ESPN 71 takes place Saturday at UFC Apex with a card that airs on ESPN and ESPN+. Before fight night arrives, though, notable athletes from the main card and preliminary are scheduled to speak to reporters Wednesday at media day, and MMA Junkie will have a live stream beginning at 1:30 p.m. ET/10:30 a.m. PT. That includes headliners Tatsuro Taira (16-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) and HyunSung Park (10-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC), who meet in a flyweight bout. If you happen to miss any of the individual sessions on the live stream, check below for the archived videos of each media day. Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos Neil Magny Nora Cornolle Karol Rosa Estaban Ribovics Elves Brener Chris Duncan Mateusz Rebecki HyunSung Park Tatsuro Taira
USA Today
2 days ago
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UFC on ESPN 71: Make your predictions for Tatsuro Taira vs. HyunSung Park
We want your predictions for UFC on ESPN 71. Our staff picks feature includes the consensus picks from MMA Junkie readers. Simply cast your vote for each bout below, and we'll use the official tallies that are registered by Friday at noon ET (9 a.m. PT). Those reader consensus picks will be part of the main card staff predictions we release ahead of UFC on ESPN 71 (ESPN, ESPN+), which takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Make your picks below. Austin Bashi vs. John Yannis Piera Rodriguez vs. Ketlen Souza Felipe Bunes vs. Rafael Estevam Nick Klein vs. Andrey Pulyaev Tresean Gore vs. Rodolfo Vieira Nathan Fletcher vs. Rinya Nakamura Danny Silva vs. Kevin Vallejos Neil Magny vs. Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos Nora Cornolle vs. Karol Rosa Elves Brener vs. Esteban Ribovics Chris Duncan vs. Mateusz Rebecki Tatsuro Taira vs. HyunSung Park UFC on ESPN 71 fight card (as of July 29, 3 p.m. ET) MAIN CARD (ESPN, ESPN+, 9 p.m. ET) PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN, ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET)
