At #UFCVegas83, Tatsuro Taira dominates Carlos Hernandez with a first-round takedown and solid ground & pound, leading to a TKO victory in the second round at 55 seconds. Taira's impressive performance has led to calls for a potential matchup with Muhammad Mokaev. In another fight, Steve Garcia secures a TKO victory over Melquizael Costa in the second round at 1:01, extending his win streak to 3. The fight witnessed Costa grappling the referee after the stoppage.
🚨| Despite being 5-0 in the UFC, Tatsuro Taira does not break into the flyweight top 15 in the latest rankings update. Thoughts? 🤔 #UFCVegas83 https://t.co/1bTFu5RVmh
#UFCVegas83 winner Tatsuro Taira surprised by first octagon KO, eyes Muhammad Mokaev next https://t.co/1wQPKVxIa0 https://t.co/FYwi2fUYcp
Is Tatsuro Taira a future flyweight champion? 🤔🏆 #UFCVegas83 #UFC #MMA https://t.co/L9KgaA6iWQ
#UFCVegas83 video: Referee fends off discombobulated Melquizael Costa after Steve Garcia's bloody TKO https://t.co/hEVYxP5Y17
UFC Vegas 83 video: Melquizael Costa tests ref’s sprawl after Steve Garcia brutalizes him https://t.co/sMJsr5HAER
#UFCVegas83 Official Scorecard: Steve Garcia vs Melquizael Costa 👇 All Scorecards ➡️: https://t.co/KFRJwPgddb https://t.co/AHJLmZj6l6
#UFCVegas83 Official Result: Steve Garcia (@MeanMachine505) defeats Melquizael Costa by TKO (strikes) at 1:01 of Round 2. All Fight Results ⬇️: https://t.co/h4v15fqDMz
Steve Garcia finishes Melquizael Costa with a BRUTAL TKO in the 2nd Round 😳🔥 He extends his win streak to 3 ✅ #UFCVegas83 https://t.co/466q6aTaF1
Steve Garcia had Melkquizael Costa grappling the ref #UFCVegas83 https://t.co/d29cGUb4tl
Steve Garcia with a TKO victory in the first round! ☝️🥩 #UFCVegas83 https://t.co/UXzTHCpAZ3
Way to turn that fight around 👏🏽 Steve Garcia @ufc #ufcfightnight
#UFCVegas83 results: Steve Garcia def. Melquizael Costa via TKO (ground and pound) - Round 2, 1:01 https://t.co/7FYG6excOd
Time of the finish is 1:01 of the second. Steve Garcia is your TKO winner. Impressive #UFCVegas83
#UFCVegas83 results: Steve Garcia (@MeanMachine505) def. Melquizael Costa via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 1:01 Full coverage: https://t.co/e39qbRztbX https://t.co/tHpfpFTEtH
Steve Garcia def. Melquizael Costa via TKO (brutalization) at 1:01 of Round 2 #UFCVegas83
Steve Garcia TKOs Melquizael Costa, who tries to take down the referee. #UFCVega83 https://t.co/VCtRsZhlUn
Steve Garcia pounds out Melquizael Costa for the TKO! #UFC #UFCVegas83 #MMATwitter
Crushing win for Garcia to take back the fight. Just brutalized Costa in round 2. Costa wound up wrestling the ref for a full 30 seconds after it was waved off. #UFCVegas83
Garcia pounding on Costa and ref jumps in to stop it. Costa is really covered in blood. #UFCVegas83
Garcia rushing again to start round 2. Gets taken down, sweeps and starts crushing Costa with strikes. #UFCVegas83
10-9 Costa RD1 Not much to score outside of control. 2 potential takedowns but Garcia got back up. #UFCVegas83
Steve Garcia 🟥vs🟦 Melquizael Costa => Score Round #1 #UFC #UFCVegas83 #MMATwitter
Costa being aggressive early with the grappler which is the weakness of Garcia. The longer Garcia survives the more dangerous he is with his power when they’re at distance throwing. #UFCVegas83
Coming up next is Steve Garcia vs Melquizael Costa in a Lightweight bout. #UFCVegas83
Garcia rushing in early in round 1 and gets his back taken by Costa against the cage. #UFCVegas83
Steve Garcia vs Melquizael Costa up next. #UFCVegas83 https://t.co/ExrekB7etx
#UFCVegas83 video: Tatsuro Taira (@TatsuroTaira) scores first octagon TKO, calls out Muhammad Mokaev https://t.co/olCzZU0BsC
Tatsuro Taira with a VICIOUS finish at #UFCVegas83! ☝️🇯🇵 https://t.co/Ze5Cmcv3LU
Taira beats Mokaev #UFCVegas83
Tatsuro Taira can't wait to get to In N Out now probably with some bonus money #UFCVegas83
Tatsuro Taira with a VICIOUS finish at #UFCVegas83! ☝️🇯🇵 https://t.co/0z6COdygd5
#UFCVegas83 results: Tatsuro Taira defeats Carlos Hernandez via TKO (ground and pound) - Round 2, 0:55 https://t.co/3SV7yObLud
Tatsuro Taira makes it look EASY with a 2nd Round TKO of Carlos Hernandez 😤🔥 #UFCVegas83 https://t.co/hk9MmXrc0c
Tatsuro Taira calls out Muhammad Mokaev. #UFCVegas83
Tatsuro Taira calls out Muhammad Mokaev #UFCVegas83
Another dominant performance for Tatsuro Taira 😤 #UFCVegas83 (via @espnmma) https://t.co/6UzHCa7QQd
Tatsuro Taira with a big TKO of Carlos Hernandez. That turned into a beatdown pretty quickly. He's great. #UFCVegas83
Tatsuro Taira gets the TKO in a simply flawless performance. 👏 #UFCVegas83 https://t.co/laDUB0ThbH
#UFCVegas83 Official Result: Tatsuro Taira (@tatsurotaira) defeats Carlos Hernandez by TKO (strikes) at :55 of Round 2. All Fight Results ⬇️: https://t.co/h4v15fqDMz
Tatsuro Taira is now 15-0 overall and 5-0 in the UFC. He has 11 finishes overall after his TKO over Hernandez. Still just 23 years old. ESPN ranked him No. 4 in the world on our 25 under 25 list last week. #UFCVegas83
First UFC knockout for @TatsuroTaira 💥 He finished Carlos Hernandez in the second round at #UFCVegas83 https://t.co/cRQZL1BRME
Time of the finish is 55 seconds of the second round. Tatsuro Taira is your TKO winner. #UFCVegas83
Tatsuro Taira def. Carlos Hernandez via TKO (punches+ GnP) at 0:55 of Round 2 #UFCVegas83
#UFCVegas83 results: Tatsuro Taira def. Carlos Hernandez via TKO (ground and pound) - Round 2, 0:55 https://t.co/7FYG6excOd
#UFCVegas83 results: Tatsuro Taira (@TatsuroTaira) def. Carlos Hernandez via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 0:55 Full coverage: https://t.co/e39qbRztbX https://t.co/lkr7dxhtUa
Taira is soooo good. Future champ good. #UFCVegas83
First UFC TKO for Tatsuro Taira. Taira continues to impress each time out now 5-0 inside the Octagon. Taira is the best Japanese prospect in the UFC since Yushin Okami #UFCVegas83
Tatsuro Taira leaves no doubt! He gets the TKO on Carlos Hernandez! #UFC #UFCVegas83 #MMATwitter
Tatsuro Taira is going to be the first Japanese champion in modern UFC history.
10-9 Taira. Got the takedown was looking for submissions and landed solid ground & pound on Hernandez #UFCVegas83
Taira round 1 🤦 fully dominates. Can’t get the finish #UFCVegas83
It seems like it would be miserable to grapple with Tatsuro Taira. #UFCVegas83
Easy 10-9 first round for Taira. Can’t see this going two more rounds. #UFCVegas83
Hernandez was looking good in the clinch but made a huge mistake and Taira ends up on top position with half the round to work. #UFCVegas83
Tatsuro Taira is the fighter I’m most intrigued by on the entire card. Feels like future champ material #UFCVegas83
Tatsuro Taira vs Carlos Hernandez up next. #UFCVegas83 https://t.co/f5WzfardoJ
Flyweight Bout Tatsuro Taira vs Carlos Hernandez #UFCVegas83
Next up at #UFCVegas83 is Tatsuro Taira against Carlos Hernandez
Taira has looked like a future contender thus far in his UFC career. We’ll see again tonight where he stands. #UFCVegas83