| UFC on ESPN: Taira vs. Park | ||||
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 The poster for UFC on ESPN: Taira vs. Park | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | August 2, 2025 (2025-08-02) | |||
| Venue | UFC Apex | |||
| City | Enterprise, Nevada, United States | |||
| Attendance | Not announced[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC on ESPN: Taira vs. Park (also known asUFC on ESPN 71 andUFC Vegas 108) was a mixed martial arts event produced by theUltimate Fighting Championship that took place on August 2, 2025, at theUFC Apex inEnterprise, Nevada, part of theLas Vegas Valley, United States.[2]
A flyweight bout betweenAmir Albazi andTatsuro Taira was scheduled to headline this event.[3] However, one week before the event, Albazi withdrew due to injury and was replaced byRoad to UFC Season 1 flyweight winnerPark Hyun-sung, who was originally scheduled to compete a week later against formerUFC Flyweight Championship challengerSteve Erceg.[4][5]
A flyweight bout between formerLFA Flyweight Champion Felipe Bunes and André Lima was scheduled for this event.[6] However, Lima withdrew from the fight due to an undisclosed injury and was replaced by Rafael Estevam.[7][5]
A middleweight bout between Torrez Finney and formerLFA Middleweight ChampionAzamat Bekoev was scheduled for this event.[8] However, Finney withdrew from the fight due to an injury and was replaced by promotional newcomerYousri Belgaroui.[9] In turn, the bout was scrapped and postponed to October 18 atUFC Fight Night 262 as Belgaroui was unable to get a visa in time.[10][5]
A welterweight bout betweenNeil Magny andElizeu Zaleski dos Santos took place at this event.[11] They were originally reportedly scheduled to face each other in May 2019, atUFC Fight Night: dos Anjos vs. Lee, but the matchup did not materialize as Zaleski dos Santos announced that he had not been contacted by the UFC about it.[12][13]
A featherweight bout between Austin Bashi and Francis Marshall was scheduled for this event.[14] However, Marshall had to withdraw due to an injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer John Yannis.[5][15]
A lightweight bout betweenGrant Dawson andJoel Álvarez was reportedly scheduled for this event.[16] However, for unknown reasons, the bout was not formally announced.[5]
At the weigh-ins, two fighters missed weight:[17]
Gore and Estevam's bouts proceeded at catchweight. Both fighters were fined 25 percent of their individual purses which went to their opponentsRodolfo Vieira and Felipe Bunes, respectively.[17]
| Main card (ESPN / ESPN+) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Flyweight | Tatsuro Taira | def. | Park Hyun-sung | Submission (face crank) | 2 | 1:06 | |
| Lightweight | Chris Duncan | def. | Mateusz Rębecki | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Esteban Ribovics | def. | Elves Brener | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Bantamweight | Karol Rosa | def. | Nora Cornolle | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–27, 29–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Neil Magny | def. | Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos | TKO (punches) | 2 | 4:39 | |
| Featherweight | Kevin Vallejos | def. | Danny Silva | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card (ESPN / ESPN+) | |||||||
| Bantamweight | Rinya Nakamura | def. | Nathan Fletcher | TKO (body kick and punches) | 1 | 1:02 | |
| Catchweight (189.5 lb) | Rodolfo Vieira | def. | Tresean Gore | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Andrey Pulyaev | def. | Nick Klein | TKO (body kick and punches) | 2 | 1:31 | |
| Featherweight | Austin Bashi | def. | John Yannis | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 3:39 | |
| Catchweight (130 lb) | Rafael Estevam | def. | Felipe Bunes | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Piera Rodríguez | def. | Ketlen Souza | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[19]
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