Park (10-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) stepped up on just a few days' notice after Taira's original opponent, Amir Albazi, withdrew due to injury. The opponent switch was no problem, as Taira ended the fight 1:06 into Round 2 by submission.

In a 5-round flyweight bout in the main event, Tatsuro Taira and HyunSung Park meet Saturday at UFC on ESPN 71 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

In the main event, rising contenders Tatsuro Taira and Hyun Sung Park square off in a five-round flyweight contest. Taira, the No. 9-ranked flyweight in the MMA Fighting Global Rankings, returns to action for the first time in 10 months and looks to bounce back from his first career loss to Brandon Royval in the main event of UFC Vegas 98 this past October.