Tatsuro Taira gets win as injury stops Alex Perez

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Tatsuro Taira extended his unbeaten mark to 16-0-0 with a second-round technical knockout of Alex Perez, who sustained a leg injury in their main event flyweight bout at UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas on Saturday.

Perez (25-9-0), of the U.S., began the night as UFC's fifth-ranked flyweight contender, while Taira, sitting 13th, was looking to break into the top 10. After