| UFC on ESPN: Perez vs. Taira | ||||
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 The poster for UFC on ESPN: Perez vs. Taira | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | June 15, 2024 (2024-06-15) | |||
| Venue | UFC Apex | |||
| City | Enterprise, Nevada, United States | |||
| Attendance | Not announced[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC on ESPN: Perez vs. Taira (also known asUFC on ESPN 58 andUFC Vegas 93) was a mixed martial arts event produced by theUltimate Fighting Championship that took place on June 15, 2024, at theUFC Apex facility, inEnterprise, Nevada, part of theLas Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.[2]
This was the 100th event the promotion hosted at theUFC Apex. The UFC started hosting events at the venue inMay 2020 due to theCOVID-19 pandemic, originallybehind closed doors, before changing their approach to a limited set of tickets per event inJuly 2021.[2]
A flyweight bout between formerUFC Flyweight Championship challengerAlex Perez andTatsuro Taira headlined the event.[3] Perez was originally expected to faceTagir Ulanbekov[4] However, he was pulled in order to serve as replacement and headlineUFC on ESPN: Nicolau vs. Perez in April.[5] In turn on April 30, it was reported that the fight between Perez and Ulanbekov was back on for this event.[6] After Perez was moved to the headliner spot, the promotion opted to book Ulanbekov againstJoshua Van, who was Taira's original opponent atUFC 302.[3] However, the bout was cancelled when Ulanbekov weighed in at 129.5 pounds, three and a half pounds over the flyweight non-title fight limit.[7]
A women's strawweight bout between formerLFA Women's Strawweight Champion Julia Polastri andJosefine Lindgren Knutsson took place at the event.[8] They were originally scheduled forUFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev but the bout was scrapped when Knutsson pulled out due to injury.[9]
A heavyweight bout between formerUFC Heavyweight ChampionAndrei Arlovski and Martin Buday was scheduled for this event.[10] However, the bout was moved toUFC 303 for unknown reasons.[11]
A middleweight bout betweenAndré Muniz andIkram Aliskerov was expected to take place at the event.[12] However, Muniz withdrew due to a foot injury.[13] He was replaced by Antonio Trócoli.[14] In turn, the bout was scrapped during fight week as Aliskerov was pulled in order to serve as a replacement forKhamzat Chimaev againstRobert Whittaker a week later in the main event ofUFC on ABC: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov.[15]
| Main card (ESPN2 / ESPN+) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Flyweight | Tatsuro Taira | def. | Alex Perez | TKO (knee injury) | 2 | 2:59 | |
| Bantamweight | Miles Johns | def. | Douglas Silva de Andrade | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Lucas Almeida | def. | Timothy Cuamba | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Brady Hiestand | def. | Garrett Armfield | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 1:52 | |
| Flyweight | Asu Almabayev | def. | Jose Johnson | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Adam Fugitt | def. | Josh Quinlan | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card (ESPN2 / ESPN+) | |||||||
| Flyweight | Nate Maness | def. | Jimmy Flick | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Flyweight | Gabriella Fernandes | def. | Carli Judice | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Westin Wilson | def. | Jeka Saragih | Submission (triangle armbar) | 1 | 1:49 | |
| Featherweight | Melquizael Costa | def. | Shayilan Nuerdanbieke | Submission (face crank) | 3 | 1:50 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Josefine Lindgren Knutsson | def. | Julia Polastri | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[17]
