Flyweight Contenders to Clash in UFC Fight Night Main Event on Aug. 2

A pair of flyweight contenders looking to return to the win column will square off at an Ultimate Fighting Championship event on Aug. 2.

Tatsuro Taira and Amir Albazi will headline a UFC Fight Night card at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Taira’s management, Iridium Sports Agency, initially announced the booking.

Taira suffered his first loss in 17 professional appearances this past October, when he fell to Brandon Royval via split decision in the UFC Vegas 98 headliner. The 25-year-old Japanese prospect began his promotional tenure with six consecutive victories, including a finish of former title challenger Alex Perez in his first main event last June. Taira has finished 12 of his 16 wins inside the distance.

Albazi, meanwhile, returned after more than a year absence at UFC Edmonton, where he dropped a unanimous decision to ex-flyweight king Brandon Moreno. That snapped a six-bout winning streak for “The Prince,” who has bested the likes of Kai Kara-France, Alessandro Costa, Francisco Figueiredo, Zhalgas Zhumagulov and Malcolm Gordon in the Octagon.Karol Rosa vs Nora Cornolle Nick Klein vs Andrey Pulyaev Azamat Bekoev vs Torrez Finney Rodolfo Vieira vs Tresean Gore Joel Alvarez vs Grant Dawson