The Top 5-ranked flyweights will lock horns when they headline UFC Fight Night 244 this Saturday in Las Vegas.
this Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Royval enters the cage with victories in four of his past five outings. Thewith a five-round split decision over the former champion in their Feb. 24 rematch. Taira, meanwhile, has won all 16 of his fights as a pro. The onetimeAs Royval and Taira approach their high-stakes showdown, a look at some of the numbers that have accompanied them to this point:Years of age for Royval, who was born in Denver on Aug. 16, 1992.
He has involved the judges on eight different occasions and carries a 3-5 record in those bouts.Years of age for Taira, who was born on Jan. 27, 2000 in Naha, Japan, some 6,500 miles from Ultimate Fighting Championship headquarters in Las Vegas.Taira victories by submission, accounting for 44% of his career total . His methods of choice: two triangle chokes, two rear-naked chokes, one guillotine choke, one armbar and one triangle armbar.
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