Justin Tafa made history for the wrong reasons on the scale, but made up for it with a spectacular knockout at UFC Fight Night 199.
The preliminary heavyweight contest didn’t last long.
After a few striking exchanges, Tafa (5-3 MMA, 2-3 UFC) was able to frame Harry Hunsucker (7-5 MMA, 0-2 UFC) against the fence and square up a crushing head kick that landed clean. Hunsucker’s head popped back and immediately dropped to the canvas as Tafa walked away from the destruction with an intense look on his face.
Check out video of the finish below (via Twitter):
Replay necessary for that KO 🤯🤯🤯 #UFCVegas45 pic.twitter.com/9kecjocXDL
— UFC (@ufc) December 18, 2021
On Friday, Tafa became the first heavyweight fighter in UFC history to miss weight, tipping the scales at 267 pounds. However, he took care of business inside the octagon, picking up his second first-round finish of his UFC tenure while snapping a two-fight losing skid.
After becoming the first heavyweight to miss weight, Justin Tafa responded with a TKO win in less than 2️⃣ minutes.#UFCVegas45 | More: https://t.co/K8fdv2AJL4 pic.twitter.com/AWFhI9eCtM
— MMA Junkie (@MMAjunkie) December 18, 2021
During his post-fight interview, Tafa called for a rematch against Carlos Felipe at UFC 271 in Houston. The two met in January, but Tafa ended up on the wrong end of a split decision and wants to run it back.
Up-to-the-minute results of UFC Fight Night 199 include:
- Justin Tafa def. Harry Hunsucker via TKO (head kick) – Round 1, 1:53
- Melissa Gatto def. Sijara Eubanks via TKO (body kick) – Round 3, 0:45
- Charles Jourdain def. Andre Ewell via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 29-27)
- Raquel Pennington def. Macy Chiasson via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 2, 3:07
- Don’Tale Mayes def. Josh Parisian via TKO (elbows) – Round 3, 3:26
- Jordan Leavitt def. Matt Sayles via submission (inverted triangle) – Round 2, 2:05
