‘True threat at flyweight to win a belt’: Pros react to Tatsuro Taira destroying Hyun Sung Park at UFC Vegas 108
The UFC flyweight division took center stage Saturday night as the promotion returned to their home base for the first time since May.
In the main event of UFC Vegas 108, 125-pound up-and-comers Tatsuro Taira and Hyun Sung Park battled it out in a pivotal contest at UFC APEX in Las Vegas. Taira entered the bout looking to bounce back from his first ever loss to Brandon Royval 10 months ago at UFC Vegas 98, while Park competed in his first UFC headliner after winning his first 10 professional bouts and finishing his last nine opponents.
Taira made it look effortless, dropping Park early in Round 1 before closing out a dominant round. At the start of Round 2, Taira hoisted park in the air and slammed him to the mat before delivering a nasty face crank submission to improve his pro record to 17-1.
See how UFC and other pro fighters reacted to the UFC Vegas 108 main event.
Taira is a true-real threat at Flyweight to win a belt in the future ! #ufcvegas108
— Dominick Cruz (@DominickCruz) August 3, 2025
Tatsuro Taira is very talented and that loss against Royval has only helped him improve. I wouldn’t be surprised to see him as UFC Flyweight Champion in 2026 #UFCVegas108
— Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) August 3, 2025
Nice finish by Taira #UFCVegas108 pic.twitter.com/pMb3g67nBo
— Jillian DeCoursey (@lionheartjill) August 3, 2025
Taira! As expected looked great coming back from that fight with Royval!
— Charles "InnerG" Johnson (@innerGmma_ufc) August 3, 2025
What a great night of fights at the UFC Apex