Each Junior Tafa and Sean Sharaf have been completely exhausted.
The lone heavyweight bout on the UFC Battle Evening 244 card was a short-notice substitute bout, as the unique opponent for Tafa (6-3 MMA, 2-3 UFC), Chris Barnett, needed to pull out of the combat because of hurricane injury at dwelling. Sharaf (4-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) stepped up for his debut on only a few days’ discover, however was stopped at 2:15 of Spherical 2.
Sharaf practically discovered a stoppage himself on the finish of Spherical 1. He mounted Tafa, poured on floor and pound till the horn, however referee Mark Smith didn’t see a must cease the combat.
The combat continued into Spherical 2, the place neither fighter had a lot vitality. At one level, they each determined to only stand there and catch their breath whereas Smith known as for them to combat. Tafa discovered dwelling for a couple of strikes, placing Sharaf on wobbly legs, however struggled to complete the combat.
If this combat have been in a online game, their stamina bars would have been fully depleted and blinking purple. By some means, Tafa discovered sufficient vitality for a couple of extra punches, and the referee mercifully stopped the combat, finishing Tafa’s comeback win.
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WHAT A COMEBACK WIN FOR JUNIOR TAFA 👏 #UFCVegas98 pic.twitter.com/OkMLpb9qzm
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) October 12, 2024
Tafa returns to the win column for the primary time since Aug. 26, 2023, when he defeated Parker Porter. By handing Sharaf his first skilled loss, Tafa ended a two-fight skid.
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