Junior Tafa showed off his striking en route to a quick finish of Parker Porter at UFC Fight Night 225.
Tafa (5-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) rocked Porter (14-9 MMA, 4-4 UFC) early with a knee up the middle, followed by a right hand, which forced Porter to desperately shoot for a takedown. But Porter never really recovered, as Tafa backed him up against the cage and landed a big overhand right which face planted him. Tafa’s knockout came at the 1:24 mark of Round 1 Saturday at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Singapore.
Check out the replay of Tafa’s finish below (via Twitter):
Junior Tafa gets the powerful finish in round one 💪 #UFCSingapore pic.twitter.com/NYiCO245JG
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) August 26, 2023
Like his brother Justin Tafa, Tafa was able to finish Porter in the first round. Tafa rebounded from his debut loss to Mohammed Usman in April. All five of his professional wins have come by knockout.
Up-to-the-minute UFC Fight Night 225 results include:
- Junior Tafa def. Parker Porter via knockout (punch) – Round 1, 1:24
- Waldo Cortes-Acosta def. Lukasz Brzeski via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 3:01
- Garrett Armfield def. Toshiomi Kazama via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 4:16
- Michal Oleksiejczuk def. Chidi Njokuani via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 4:16
- Song Kenan def. Rolando Bedoya via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Billy Goff def. Yusaku Kinoshita via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 3:49
- JJ Aldrich def. Liang Na via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 4:49
- Seungwoo Choi def. Jarno Errens via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 225.
