Junior Tafa Makes 206 Pounds on Second Try for UFC Vegas 118
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Updated · MMA Fighting · Jun 5
Junior Tafa Makes 206 Pounds on Second Try for UFC Vegas 118
3 articles · Updated · MMA Fighting · Jun 5
Summary
206 pounds cleared Junior Tafa for UFC Vegas 118 after the Australian light heavyweight first came in at 206.5 and missed the non-title limit by half a pound.
A little over two weeks’ notice likely tightened the cut: Tafa took the fight as a replacement for Billy Elekana and is returning just 35 days after knocking out Kevin Christian in Perth.
The rest of the card had no weigh-in issues, with welterweight headliners Belal Muhammad and Gabriel Bonfim both using the one-pound allowance to register 170.5.
That leaves the Las Vegas event fully official, with Muhammad seeking to halt a two-fight skid against Bonfim, who is 4-0 since his lone 2023 defeat.