BAD MMA - The origins of combat™ » seen-the-rapid https://www.badmma.com The BADDEST Brand on the Planet™ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:38:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Tatsuro Taira draws ‘inspiration’ from Joshua Van’s rapid rise, but doesn’t think he beats Alexandre Pantoja https://www.badmma.com/tatsuro-taira-draws-inspiration-from-joshua-vans-rapid-rise-but-doesnt-think-he-beats-alexandre-pantoja-2.html https://www.badmma.com/tatsuro-taira-draws-inspiration-from-joshua-vans-rapid-rise-but-doesnt-think-he-beats-alexandre-pantoja-2.html#comments Fri, 01 Aug 2025 17:00:00 +0000 BAD MMA News https://www.badmma.com/tatsuro-taira-draws-inspiration-from-joshua-vans-rapid-rise-but-doesnt-think-he-beats-alexandre-pantoja-2.html Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Tatsuro Taira last competed 10 months ago in a Fight of the Year contender against Brandon Royval in the main event of UFC Vegas 98 , and a lot has changed in his absence in the UFC’s flyweight division. Taira returns this Saturday in the UFC Vegas 108 headliner against short-notice opponent Hyun Sung Park — who replaces Amir Albazi on less than a week’s notice. Since Taira suffered his first pro MMA loss to Royval, the division has seen the rapid rise of Joshua Van , who battled his way to a likely title shot with five victories in less than a year

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