Overview

• Taira submitted short-notice replacement Hyun Sung Park via a second-round face crank at UFC Vegas 108.
• Hyun Sung Park stepped in on seven days’ notice to create the UFC’s first all-Asian headliner and later took to Instagram to say he learned valuable lessons.
• The victory improved Taira’s UFC record to 7-1 with five finishes and marked his rebound from an October loss to Brandon Royval.
• Michael Bisping and other analysts have suggested that a win over former champion Brandon Moreno would cement Taira’s place as the next title challenger.
• With champion Alexandre Pantoja slated to face Joshua Van next, Taira is widely expected to need one more marquee win—such as a rematch with Amir Albazi—before earning a title shot.