T. Taira in victory for the UFC. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram
It's time for guesses SUPER FIGHTS. After editions in Paris and Salt Lake City, the UFC returns home and reopens the doors of the 'Apex' for the UFC Las Vegas 98. In the main fight, Brandon royval faces Tatsuro Taira in a duel that could define the next challenger for the belt Alexandre pantoja. The event also has the Brazilian participation of Julia Polastri and newcomer Lucas Rocha.
Taira is ready to take another step towards the top of the flyweight division. The Japanese fighter, undefeated in his career and with six consecutive victories in the organization, faces former title challenger Royval in the main fight of the event.
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On the preliminary card, the carioca Julia Polastri tries to find her way back to winning ways after a bitter debut in the Ultimate. The Brazilian, replacing her compatriot Polyana viana, faces the Welsh Cory Mckenna in the strawweight category (up to 52,1 kg).
Opening the event, Lucas Rocha, a 24-year-old from Amazonas, makes his UFC debut against the undefeated... Clayton Carpenter. Despite making his debut in the Ultimate, the Brazilian is entering his 19th professional fight, with only one loss in his career.
Check out the SUPER FIGHT Predictions for UFC Vegas 98
| Royval x Taira | Rodriguez vs. Morono | Polastri x McKenna | Carpenter x Rocha | |
| Eduardo Oliveira | Taira decision | Rodriguez in the decision | Polastri in the decision | Carpenter in the decision |
| Fernando Keller | Royval in the decision | Rodriguez in the decision | Polastri in the decision | Carpenter in the decision |
| Gabriel Reis | Taira in the decision | Rodriguez in the decision | Polastri in the decision | Rocha by knockout in R2 |
| Igor Ribeiro | Taira in the decision | Rodriguez by KO in R3 | Polastri in the decision | Carpenter in the decision |
| Luis Antonio | Taira by decision | Morono by decision | Polastri by decision | Carpenter by submission in R2 |
| Tiago Campos | Taira by submission in R3 | Rodriguez by KO in R2 | McKenna by submission in R3 | Rock in the decision |
Check out the updated ranking of SUPER FIGHTS Predictions
| Placing | Gambler | Points added |
| 1- | Fernando Keller | 298 points |
| 2- | Eduardo Oliveira (1) | 279 points |
| 3- | Igor Ribeiro (1) | 242 points |
| 4- | Louis Antonio Cardoso | 27 points |
| 5- | Tiago Campos | 5 points |
| 6- | Gabriel Reis | 2 points |
Palpites SUPER FIGHTS scoring system
The guesses will be made by the team at SUPER FIGHTS. At the end of the 2024 season, whoever obtains the most points will be the team's 'best bettor'.
The scoring system is simple. Whoever guesses the winner gets one point. Whoever predicts the outcome gets three points, and if the bettor predicts the positive result exactly (e.g. knockout in R1, submission in R3, decision by points), the bettor gets five points.
– Igor Ribeiro and Eduardo Oliveira have a '(1)' after their names, as they were the champions of the 2022 and 2023 seasons.
UFC Las Vegas 98 technical sheet
Date: 12 October 2024
Time: From 17pm (Brasília time)
Location: UFC Apex, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
How to watch: SUPER FIGHTS LIVE in real time and UFC Fight Pass (entire card) online
MAIN CARD (from 20pm)
Flyweight (up to 56,7 kg): Brandon royval x Tatsuro Taira
Average weight (up to 83,9 kg): Brad Tavares x Jun Yong Park
Welterweight (up to 77,1 kg): Chidi Njōkuani x Jared Gooden
Light weight (up to 70,3 kg): Grant dawson x Rafa Garcia
Welterweight (up to 77,1 kg): Daniel Rodriguez x alex morono
Average weight (up to 83,9 kg): Abdul Razak Alhassan x Josh Fremd
PRELIMINARY CARD (from 17pm)
Flyweight (up to 56,7 kg): CJ Vergara x Ramazonbek Temirov
Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): Jonathan Pearce x pat sabatini
Welterweight (up to 77,1 kg): Themba Gorimbo x Niko Price
Heavyweight (up to 120,2 kg): Sean Sharaf x Junior Tafa
Straw weight (up to 52,1 kg): Julia Polastri x Cory Mckenna
Bantam weight (up to 61,2 kg): Dan Argueta x Cody Haddon
Flyweight (up to 56,7 kg): Clayton Carpenter x Lucas Rocha
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