UFC Vegas 93: Alex Perez vs. Tatsuro Taira - Main card, start time, main event walkouts, and more
The UFC Vegas 93 event is set to be headlined by a five-round flyweight bout between Alex Perez and Tatsuro Taira at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, on June 15, 2024. America's Perez currently stands at the No. 5 position in the official UFC flyweight rankings, whereas Japan's Taira holds the No. 13 spot.
Perez is fresh off a victory over Matheus Nicolau, whom he bested via second-round KO in April 2024. Meanwhile, Taira is coming off a second-round TKO win against Carlos Hernandez in Dec. 2023. With the exciting Perez-Taira showdown as the UFC Vegas 93 headlining match, the event's co-headlining showdown too is expected to be a barnburner.
The UFC Vegas 93 co-headlining clash pits the fearsome Ikram Aliskerov against Antonio Trocoli in a highly-anticipated middleweight bout. The card also features several other fights across multiple weight classes.
UFC Vegas 93: Main Card
The event's main card portion is expected to comprise six MMA bouts, including the Perez-Taira headlining match and the Aliskerov-Trocoli co-headlining fight. Per the latest listing on the UFC's official website, the event's main card and preliminary card are as follows (*Kindly note that the fight card is subject to change):
Main Card
Flyweight bout: Alex Perez vs. Tatsuro Taira
Middleweight bout: Ikram Aliskerov vs. Antonio Trocoli
Featherweight bout: Timmy Cuamba vs. Lucas Almeida
Bantamweight bout: Douglas Silva de Andrade vs. Miles Johns
Flyweight bout: Asu Almabayev vs. Jose Johnson
Bantamweight bout: Brady Hiestand vs. Garrett Armfield
Preliminary Card
Flyweight bout: Tagir Ulanbekov vs. Joshua Van
Flyweight bout: Jimmy Flick vs. Nate Maness
Welterweight bout: Josh Quinlan vs. Adam Fugitt
Women's flyweight bout: Carli Judice vs. Gabriella Fernandes
Featherweight bout: Jeka Saragih vs. Westin Wilson
Women's strawweight bout: Josefine Knutsson vs. Julia Polastri
Featherweight bout: Melquizael Costa vs. Shayilan Nuerdanbieke
UFC Vegas 93: Main card start time
The UFC Vegas 93 preliminary card is booked to start at 4 pm ET / 1 pm PT on Saturday, June 15, 2024, in the United States of America. For fans in the United Kingdom, the preliminary card would start at 8 pm GMT on Saturday, June 15, 2024.
As for the main card, it's expected to start at 7 pm ET / 4 pm PT in the US. Fans in the UK can watch the main card at 11 pm GMT.
What time does the Alex Perez vs. Tatsuro Taira fight start?
Speaking of the UFC Vegas 83 headlining match, Alex Perez vs. Tatsuro Taira, the headlining fighters are expected to make their walks to the octagon at around 10 pm ET / 7 pm PT in the US. Ergo, in the UK, it'd be 2 am GMT on Sunday, June 16, 2024. One ought to note that these timings are estimates and they could vary based on the length of the matches that precede the headlining fight.