Brandon Royval Pulls Off Upset Win At UFC Vegas 98
4 weeks agoBrandon Royval scored a split decision win over Tatsuro Taira in the main event of UFC Vegas 98 on Saturday. Royval entered the bout as a sizeable underdog. He started the fight strong outstriking Taira 17-to-11 but in the second round, he was controlled for over four minutes. Royval then dominated the third round outstriking Taira 81-to-7, before being controlled for nearly the entire fifth round. In the fifth round, Royval was able to keep the fight standing and outstruck Taira 57-to-15 to edge out the decision win. With the win, Royval improved to 17-7 as a pro and 7-3 in the UFC. The American should get a ranked opponent next.
Source: UFC
Source: UFC