Tatsuro Taira knew what he needed to do when Brandon Royval handed him his first professional loss in October 2024.
The split decision verdict highlighted a few flaws in Taira’s game, and the 25-year-old from Japan believes he put those lessons into action in the lead-up to his third straight main event at UFC Fight Night: Taira vs Park.
Originally set to fight Amir Albazi, Taira is now occupying the place of the experienced veteran against HyunSung Park, a graduate of the Road to UFC tournament and winner of his first two UFC bouts.
“(Royval) taught me how important experience is,” Taira told UFC.