The upcoming Fight Night is a showdown between Brandon Royval vs. Tatsuro Taira. A flyweight match up that is set to headline UFC Vegas 98 on October 12 at the UFC Apex.
The No. 4 flyweight, Royval (16-7) challenged Alexandre Pantoja for the title this past December, losing a unanimous decision. He rebounded with a split decision win over two-time champion Brandon Moreno in their UFC Mexico City main event clash.
The No. 9-ranked Taira is one of the best Japanese prospects in MMA. The 24-year-old has a perfect 16-0 record. Most recently, Taira defeated Alex Perez in their main event matchup in June. Perez suffered a knee injury during a takedown from Taira.
UFC Vegas 98: Royval vs. Taira Betting Strategy
According to the UFC Vegas 98 odds, Tatsuro Taira is a favorite at -210 (bet $210 to win $100). Meanwhile, Brandon Royval is in the underdog spot at +180 (bet $100 to win $180). The implied probability is a 67.74% win likelihood for Taira.
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Brad Tavares vs. Jun Yong Park
Tavares and Park were scheduled to fight on UFC Vegas 94: Lemos vs. Jandiroba in July. I’ve decided to recycle the breakdown I wrote from then.
Brad Tavares aims to increase his 20-10 record, while Jun Yong “The Iron Turtle” Park looks to add a victory to his 17-6 record.
Tavares is a beaten up kickboxer who’s fallen out of the prime of his career. On the other hand, Iron Turttle has only fought tin cans in the UFC to date. In Park’s last fight, you could make a valid case that he beat Andre Muniz, but I won’t make that case since we had money on Muniz.
Statistically: Regarding significant strikes, Brad Tavares lands 3.38 per minute, while Jun Yong Park lands 4.53 per minute. Tavares connects on 43% of the significant strikes he attempts, compared to Park’s 50% connection rate. Defensively, Tavares allows 3.15 significant strikes per minute, while Park allows 3.30. Tavares also defends against 55% of the significant strikes his opponents throw at him, whereas Park defends against 53% of the strikes thrown at him.
I’m so painfully unmotivated by this UFC Apex Fight Night that I decided to ramble off statistics…
Park is the younger hungrier fighter that lands at a higher clip. I’m confident in his ability to defeat Tavares on Saturday.
Bet: Jun Yong Park
Josh Fremd vs. Abdul Razak Alhassan
It’s rather surprising that Josh Fremd is still on the active UFC roster. He’s 30 years old with a UFC record of 2-3 and a professional record of 11-6. Fremd is not on the same level as other Middleweights.
If Abdul Razak Alhassan was younger than 39 years old, this line would not be close. Razak Alhassan will knock out Fremd quick. Razak Alhassan wins in round 1 – KO, TKO, or DQ (+225) is phenomenal value.
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