The UFC is headed back to the APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, on June 15, 2024, for it's latest card, UFC Fight Night: Perez vs. Taira (also known as UFC Vegas 93).
Headlining the UFC Vegas 93 card will be a clash between flyweight contenders as the No.5-ranked Alex Perez takes on the undefeated Tatsuro Taira, who is ranked at No.13.
Alex Perez ended a three-fight skid with an emphatic second-round knockout of Matheus Nicolau back in April. He will hope to carry that momentum into this fight and put together another win streak to get back into title contention.
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Tatsuro Taira will hope to extend his record to a perfect 16-0 when he headlines his first UFC card this weekend. The Japanese sensation is 5-0 under the promotion, with three of those victories coming via finish.
In his latest outing in December, Taira beat Carlos Hernandez via second-round TKO. He will now look to continue his climb up the divisional ladder with another statement-making performance.
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Middleweight standout Ikram Aliskerov was originally scheduled to face Antonio Trocoli in Saturday night's co-main event. However, the Dagestani is now stepping in on take on Robert Whittaker after Khamzat Chimaev pulled out from the UFC Saudi Arabia card after being hospitalized.
As a result, UFC Vegas 93 will see Douglas Silva de Andrade square off against Miles Johns in a bantamweight showdown, and the bout will serve as the co-main event.
In another intriguing battle, Timmy Cuamba will take on Lucas Almeida in a clash of featherweights.
Also on the card, Asu Almabayev will take on Jose Johnson in a flyweight contest, followed by a bantamweight battle between Brady Hiestand and Garrett Armfield.
In the UFC Fight Night main card opener, Josh Quinlan will go head-to-head with Adam Fugitt in a welterweight showdown.