The UFC’s loaded June schedule rolls on Saturday with UFC on ESPN 58 , which takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and airs on ESPN2 as well as streams on ESPN+. Ranked flyweights meet in the main event of the card, with one-time title challenger Alex Perez (24-8 MMA, 6-4 UFC) set to clash against undefeated rising Japanese star Tatsuro Taira (15-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC) in a five-round bout. For more on the numbers behind the headliner, as well as the rest of the card, check below for MMA Junkie’s pre-event facts for UFC on ESPN 58.

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