Tatsuro Taira could not have been more dominant.
The former Shooto titleholder reasserted himself in the Ultimate Fighting Championship flyweight division, as he dismissed the previously unbeaten Hyun Sung Park in the second round of their UFC on ESPN 71 headliner on Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. A late replacement for Amir Albazi, Park (10-1, 3-1 UFC) bowed out 1:06 into Round 2.
Taira (17-1, 7-1 UFC) decked the “Road to UFC” Season 1 winner with a right hand in the first round, then proceeded to run circles around the South Korean in the grappling exchanges that ensued.