UFC Vegas 108 will be the first of back-to-back cards at the UFC Apex before the promotion heads to Chicago, IL for UFC 319, and just before fight week kicked off news broke that Amir Albazi had unfortunately withdrawn from his main event booking<\/a> with Tatsuro Taira. <\/p>\n Tatsuro Taira (red gloves) fights Edgar Chairez (blue gloves) during UFC 290 at T-Mobile Arena. \/ Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images<\/p>\n There was some speculation that the UFC might try to put a whole new fight together to headline UFC Vegas 108, but on Monday of fight week the promotion announced<\/a> that Hyun Sung Park will step in for a huge short-notice opportunity against Taira. <\/p>\n READ MORE: Joe Rogan backs Dana White on handling of Jon Jones vs. Tom Aspinall UFC fight<\/a><\/p>\n A veteran of Road to UFC, Park is a perfect 10-0 in his professional MMA career and has finished nine-straight opponents since going the distance in his pro debut back in 2018. <\/p>\n Hyung Sung Park fighting Seung Guk Choi during a UFC Fight Night event. \/ (Jeff Bottari\/Zuffa LLC)<\/p>\n The 29-year-old most recently submitted Carlos Hernandez in May and was scheduled to meet former flyweight title challenger Steve Erceg later this year, but now the South Korean gets a massive chance to vault into the flyweight Top 10 when he meets the #6-ranked Taira.<\/p>\n Taira enters UFC Vegas 108 after suffering his first loss via split decision against Brandon Royval last October, and in addition to the new matchup with Park the UFC also confirmed several other changes for UFC Vegas 108.<\/p>\n Andre Lima (blue gloves celebrates defeating Mitch Raposo (red gloves) fights) UFC 302 at Prudential Center. \/ Joe Camporeale-Imagn Images<\/p>\n Rising flyweight talent Andr\u00e9 Lima was scheduled to put his undefeated record on the line against Felipe Bunes but has been replaced by Rafael Estevam, and a featherweight bout between Francis Marshall and Austin Bashi has also been scrapped following Marshall\u2019s withdrawal due to injury,<\/p>\n READ MORE: UFC 319 receives massive surprise co-main fight<\/a><\/p>\n It was previously reported that Yousri Belgaroui was stepping in to replace Torrez Finney<\/a> for a matchup with Azamat Bekoev, but due to visa issues for Belgaroui the UFC confirmed that the fight with Bekoev has now been moved to UFC Vancouver<\/a> in October.<\/p>\n \u2022\tMain Event: Tatsuro Taira vs. Hyun Sung Park<\/p>\n \u2022\tCo-Main Event: Mateusz Rebecki vs. Chris duncan<\/p>\n \u2022\tElves Brener vs. Esteban Ribovics <\/p>\n \u2022\tKarol Rosa vs. Nora Cornolle<\/p>\n \u2022\tNeil Magny vs. Elizeu dos Santos<\/p>\n \u2022\tDanny Silva vs. Kevin Vallejos<\/p>\n \u2022\tRinya Nakamura vs. Nathan Fletcher<\/p>\n \u2022\tRodolfo Viera vs. Tresean Gore<\/p>\n \u2022\tNick Klein vs. Andrey Pulyaev<\/p>\n \u2022\tRafael Estevam vs. Felipe Bunes<\/p>\n \u2022\tPiera Rodriguez vs. Ketlen Souza<\/p>\n \u2022 Undefeated MMA champion dominates UFC veteran, gets belt from Islam Makhachev<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 Referee sprints to save unconscious MMA fighter after savage KO<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 Ilia Topuria hopes UFC gives him Conor McGregor treatment after Canelo-Crawford fight<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 Israel Adesanya gives bold pick for Islam Makhachev vs. Jack Della Maddalena<\/a><\/p>\n Stick with MMAKnockout<\/a> for more FREE coverage of the UFC and MMA.<\/p>\n Follow MMAKnockout on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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