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UFC on ESPN: Taira vs. Park

UFC on ESPN: Taira vs. Park was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on August 2, 2025, at the UFC Apex in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Valley, United States.

Background
A flyweight bout between Amir Albazi and Tatsuro Taira was scheduled to headline this event. However, one week before the event, Albazi withdrew due to injury and was replaced by Road to UFC Season 1 flyweight winner Park Hyun-sung, who was originally scheduled to compete a week later against former UFC Flyweight Championship challenger Steve Erceg. A lightweight bout between Esteban Ribovics and Elves Brener took place at the event. They were previously scheduled to face each other at UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Lewis in November 2023, but Ribovics withdrew due to an accident. A flyweight bout between former LFA Flyweight Champion Felipe Bunes and André Lima was scheduled for this event. However, Lima withdrew from the fight due to an undisclosed injury and was replaced by Rafael Estevam. However, Finney withdrew from the fight due to an injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer Yousri Belgaroui. In turn, the bout was scrapped and postponed to October 18 at UFC Fight Night 262 as Belgaroui was unable to get a visa in time. They were originally reportedly scheduled to face each other in May 2019, at UFC Fight Night: dos Anjos vs. Lee, but the matchup did not materialize as Zaleski dos Santos announced that he had not been contacted by the UFC about it. A featherweight bout between Austin Bashi and Francis Marshall was scheduled for this event. However, Marshall had to withdraw due to an injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer John Yannis. A lightweight bout between Grant Dawson and Joel Álvarez was reportedly scheduled for this event. However, for unknown reasons, the bout was not formally announced. • Tresean Gore weighed in at 189.5 pounds, three and a half pounds over the middleweight non-title fight limit. • Rafael Estevam weighed in at 130 pounds, four pounds over the flyweight non-title fight limit. Gore and Estevam's bouts proceeded at catchweight. Both fighters were fined 25 percent of their individual purses which went to their opponents Rodolfo Vieira and Felipe Bunes, respectively. ==Results==
Bonus awards
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses. • Fight of the Night: Chris Duncan vs. Mateusz Rębecki and Esteban Ribovics vs. Elves BrenerPerformance of the Night: No bonus awarded. == See also ==
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