UFC Vegas 98 early weigh ins video, LIVE results from APEX | Royval vs. Taira

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is just over 24 hours away from its upcoming UFC Vegas 98 mixed martial arts (MMA) event, headlined by a 125-pound showdown between flyweight rivals Brandon Royval and Tatsuro Taira. The action gets underway this Sat. night (Oct. 12, 2024) on ESPN+ from inside the promotion’s APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, and also features a middleweight co-headliner between 185-pound stalwarts Brad Tavares and Jun Yong Park.

Before the ESPN+ live stream gets underway this weekend in “Sin City,” which includes the all-action welterweight contest pitting Daniel Rodriguez against Alex Morono, all 26 fighters must hit the scale to prove themselves worthy. Note: Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) affords a one-pound allowance in non-title fights.

The UFC Vegas 98 weigh ins will stream LIVE in the embedded video player above beginning promptly at 12 p.m. ET (9 a.m. PT). We’ll also have real-time text updates for the “Royval vs. Taira” weigh ins listed below, updated as they happen. Remember too that staredowns will commence at the conclusion of today’s weigh ins (roughly 2 p.m. ET).

Complete UFC Vegas 98 weigh ins text results below:

UFC Vegas 98 Main Card on ESPN+:

125 lbs.: Brandon Royval (125.5) vs. Tatsuro Taira (125.5)
185 lbs.: Brad Tavares (185) vs. Jun Yong Park (185.5)
155 lbs.: Grant Dawson (156) vs. Rafa García (154.5)
115 lbs.: Julia Polastri (115) vs. Cory McKenna (115)
170 lbs.: Daniel Rodriguez (170) vs. Alex Morono (170.5)
185 lbs.: Abdul Razak Alhassan (186) vs. Josh Fremd ()

UFC Vegas 98 ‘Prelims’ Card on ESPN+:

170 lbs.: Chidi Njokuani (170.5) vs. Jared Gooden ()
125 lbs.: CJ Vergara (126) vs. Ramazan Temirov (125.5)
145 lbs.: Jonathan Pearce (145) vs. Pat Sabatini (145)
170 lbs.: Themba Gorimbo (170.5) vs. Niko Price (170.5)
265 lbs.: Junior Tafa (241) vs. Sean Sharaf ()
135 lbs.: Dan Argueta () vs. Cody Haddon (135)
125 lbs.: Clayton Carpenter (125.5) vs. Lucas Rocha (125.5)

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FLYWEIGHT FIREWORKS! Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to its APEX venue in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Sat., Oct. 12, 2024, with a pivotal Flyweight matchup at the helm. In UFC Vegas 98’s ESPN+-streamed main event, No. 1-ranked contender, Brandon Royval, locks horns with No. 5-seeded Tatsuro Taira. In addition, exciting Lightweight standouts Grant Dawson vs. Rafa Garcia hook ‘em up in the co-headliner.

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