Van-Taira title bout pushed back to UFC 328

Flyweight champion Joshua Van's first title defense against Tatsuro Taira will now take place at UFC 328 on May 9 in Newark, the promotion announced Saturday.

The fight was originally scheduled for UFC 327 on April 11 in Miami, but it was postponed after Van suffered an injury.

Van (16-2) captured the flyweight title in December when Alexandre Pantoja sustained an arm injury just 26 seconds into their UFC 323 bout. The 24-year-old is riding a six-fight win streak, which includes victories over Bruno Silva and Brandon Royval across a three-week span.

Taira (18-1) will fight for the 125-pound title for the first time in his career after scoring a second-round TKO versus former champion Brandon Moreno in December.

With Van-Taira off UFC 327, a light heavyweight bout between Azamat Murzakanov and Paulo Costa has been elevated to the co-main event. The card will be headlined by a meeting between Jiri Prochazka and Carlos Ulberg for the vacant light heavyweight championship.

Meanwhile, UFC 328 will feature a middleweight title fight between champion Khamzat Chimaev and Sean Strickland. Van-Taira will serve as the co-main event.