Justin Tafa, who fights Marcos Rogerio de Lima this Saturday at UFC 298: Volkanovski vs Topuria, felt he had to set the record straight in his last fight.
Tafa carried a chip on his shoulder into his September 2023 rematch against Austen Lane, after their first bout ended in a no contest following an accidental eye poke from Lane. It was not the poke that bothered Tafa so much, he says, but rather the aftermath online.
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“A lot of people had a lot to say (after the first fight), thinking I found a way out, especially his coaches saying I was on my way out anyway.