Heading into the UFC on ESPN 58 main event, Tatsuro Taira had designs on testing himself in the championship rounds.
suffered a knee injury, resulting in a technical knockout victory for the Japanese prospect at the 2:59 mark of Round 2. The finishing sequence occurred after Taira executed a standing back take and then dragged Perez to the canvas, a move that resulted in his opponent wrenching his knee on the way down to the floor.
As the flyweights fell to the canvas, Taira wasn’t initially aware of what had happened to his opponent.
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