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Joshua Van retained the UFC flyweight title by stopping Tatsuro Taira via TKO (punches) in round five of their co-main event at UFC 328 in Newark on May 9, 2026. Taira controlled the opening round with calf kicks and multiple takedowns to mount, but Van answered in round two with a right hand that floored the challenger and followed up with ground strikes. Van continued to hurt Taira in the third with sharp combinations and multiple knockdowns, though Taira recovered enough to secure takedowns and mount in round four, keeping the fight alive going into the championship round. Van broke through 1:32 into the fifth when body shots staggered Taira, and a volley of follow-up punches brought the stoppage. The bout was the first UFC flyweight title fight contested between two Asian-born fighters; Van collected a $100,000 performance bonus and called out former champion Alexandre Pantoja for a rematch.
Pregled borbe
Joshua Van makes his first flyweight title defense against Japan's Tatsuro Taira in a matchup that pits the division's most prolific striker — Van averages nearly nine significant strikes per minute, the highest rate in flyweight history — against its most suffocating grappler, who holds 52 percent historical control time. Van won the belt with a 26-second injury stoppage of Alexandre Pantoja, leaving championship legitimacy still to be proven over full rounds, while Taira arrives off back-to-back stoppages including a second-round TKO of former champion Brandon Moreno.
Ključevi pobede
Joshua Van
- Keep the fight standing with sharp footwork and active takedown defense, where his historically elite striking pace makes him dangerous.
- Work at range and use intercepting strikes to punish Taira's forward entries before he reaches clinch contact.
- Land heavy combinations in rounds one and two to raise the physical cost of Taira's pressure before grappling can compound.
Tatsuro Taira
- Eat the early striking volume and close distance relentlessly to reach the clinch, where Taira's control game begins.
- Pile up control time across multiple rounds to drain Van's scramble energy and force late-fight desperation from the champion.
- Actively hunt submissions rather than settling for position — Taira's 1.8 attempts per 15 minutes must translate to finish threats.
Poslednjih 5 borbi
Joshua Van
Tatsuro Taira
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