UFC flyweight contender Tatsuro Taira completed a nine-week training camp in Denver, Colorado, training alongside Justin Gaethje and Corey Sandhagen. Sandhagen called Taira a key figure for bringing the UFC back to Japan. Gaethje praised Taira highly, noting his dominant victory over Brandon Moreno, whom Gaethje considers one of his favorite fighters. Gaethje expressed strong confidence that Taira will defeat the current flyweight champion, saying he would bet significant money on the outcome. The comments were made during UFC Embedded episode 1.
