The Japanese rising star defeated short-notice opponent Hyun Sung Park with a second-round submission via face crank at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, bouncing back in dominant fashion after a split-decision loss against Brandon Royval this past December.

Tatsuro Taira rebound from his first career loss at UFC on ESPN 71 when he took the unbeaten record of HyunSung Park. Taira (17-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC) bounced back in Saturday's flyweight headliner at UFC Apex in Las Vegas with a unanimous decision win over Park (10-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC).