Expensive prostitute Brandon Royval explains decision to fight Tatsuro Taira, not Kai Asakura | UFC Vegas 98 [Video]

Brandon Royval is sitting in a good spot ahead of his UFC Vegas 98 main event tomorrow night (Oct. 12, 2024) opposite undefeated Japanese prospect Tatsuro Taira.

Earlier this year, Royval picked up the best win of his career by decisioning former champion Brandon Moreno, evening their rivalry at one victory a piece. That win shot him up to the No. 1 spot in the Flyweight rankings. Even already having a pair of defeats to the current champion Alexandre Pantoja, “Raw Dog” isn’t terribly far off from another title shot.

Thanks to that leverage, Royval is able to pick and choose his match ups a bit. One prospective match up was recent signee and former RIZIN champion Kai Asakura, the most exciting Flyweight signing in recent years. Royval vs. Asakura would’ve been a great match up, but Royval recently revealed that it would have been too pricy and too risky to fight Asakura in Australia without a pay bump.

“Kai Asakura is sick, and that …