Edgar Chairez

Chairez dominated the opening round with low kicks and clean punches, then both flyweights rallied through a chaotic second. Chairez hurt Van and threatened a guillotine, but Van recovered and won the third with a takedown and top control to earn the unanimous decision.

Key moments

• Chairez landed low kicks and a straight right that dropped Van in the opening round.
• Van rallied with body punches in the second and briefly hurt Chairez, who answered with a spinning backfist and a tight guillotine attempt.
• Van scored a takedown in the third and finished the round on top after defending Chairez’s triangle attempt.
• The judges awarded Van a unanimous decision, 29-28 on all three cards.

Chairez briefly dropped Taira with a punch in round one, but gave up top position while attempting a guillotine and Taira finished the round with ground strikes. Taira advanced his position and landed elbows in the second, then used chain wrestling to control the final round. Chairez threatened with a late guillotine, but time expired before he could finish.

Key moments

• Chairez dropped Taira in the first round, then Taira gained top position after Chairez attempted a guillotine.
• Taira passed to mount and landed elbows in the second round, narrowly missing a late submission.
• Taira used a takedown and chain wrestling in the third; Chairez threatened with a guillotine late but ran out of time.
• Taira won by unanimous decision, 29-27 on all three cards.

Chairez caught Vazquez in a tight triangle choke during the fourth round. Vazquez appeared to lose consciousness, but the referee did not stop the fight. Chairez transitioned to an armbar, after which Vazquez regained awareness and tapped at 2:04. Texas regulators later said they would review the officials involved.

Key moments

• Chairez secured a triangle choke in the fourth round and Vazquez appeared to go unconscious.
• The referee allowed the bout to continue despite the apparent loss of consciousness.
• Chairez transitioned to an armbar; Vazquez regained awareness and tapped at 2:04 of round four.
• The delayed stoppage prompted a public review of the officiating.