UFC Las Vegas 93: Alex Perez x Tatsuro Taira – Results

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After almost a month, Ultimate returns to its home, the Apex, in Las Vegas (USA). In the main fight of UFC Las Vegas 93, which takes place this Saturday (15), the former challenger for the flyweight belt Alex Perez faces the Japanese prospect Tatsuro Taira. The card has 12 fights scheduled, with five Brazilian athletes scheduled.

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Fifth place in the flyweight rankings, Alex Perez recovered from the tough streak of three consecutive defeats with a knockout over the Brazilian Matheus Nicolau, last April. On the other side of the octagon, there will be the Japanese prospect Tatsuro Taira who is undefeated in professional MMA with 15 consecutive victories.

In the co-main event, Brazilian Douglas D'Silva dreams of winning his second consecutive match, this time against the American. Miles Johns who has suffered only one defeat in his last six fights. The duel is valid for the bantamweight division (up to 61,2 kg).

Also on the main card, the featherweight (up to 65,7kg) Lucas Almeida tries to overcome the bad phase of two consecutive defeats against the American Timmy Cuamba, who, beaten by Bolaji Oki in his debut with the organization, which took place last February.

More Brazil on the card

Highlights of the preliminary card, the Brazilians Melquizael Costa, Gabriella Fernandes e Julia Polastri face, respectively, Shayilan Nuerdanbieke, Carli Judice e Josephine Knutsson.

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UFC Las Vegas 93 results

MAIN CARD (23 p.m. Brasília time)

Flyweight (up to 56,7kg): Tatsuro Taira derrotou Alex Perez by technical knockout at 2m59s of R2

Bantam weight (up to 61,2kg): Miles Johns derrotou Douglas Silva de Andrade in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

Featherweight (up to 65,7kg): Lucas Almeida defeated Timmy Cuamba via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Flyweight (up to 56,7kg): Asu Almabayev derrotou Joseph Johnson in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Welterweight (up to 77kg): Adam Fugitt derrotou Josh Quinlan in the judges' split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Bantamweight (up to 61,2kg): Brady Hiestand submitted Garrett Armfield with a rear naked choke at 1m52s of R3

PRELIMINARY CARD (20 p.m. Brasília time)

Flyweight (up to 56,7kg): Nate Maness derrotou Jimmy Flick in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

Flyweight (up to 56,7kg):  Gabriella Fernandes derrotou Carli Judice in the judges' split decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): Westin Wilson defeated Jeka Saragih by submission at 1m49s ​​of R1

Featherweight (up to 65,7kg): Melquizael Costa derrotou Shayilan Nuerdanbieke by submission at 1m50s ​​of R3

Straw weight (up to 52,1kg): Josephine Knutsson derrotou Julia Polastri in the unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)