The preliminary cards at UFC 305 have shown some of the most confusing sides of the UFC. One of which was the confusion of Junior Tafa’s verbal tap within the very first round against Valter Walker. But soon after the bout was concluded, ‘The Juggernaut’ swooped in to confront his opponent with nothing but rage in his head.

Towards the end of the first round, the fighters took the fight to the ground. With just about a minute left for the first round to end, Walker rolled down to put in a sudden heel hook, as Tafa’s inability to get back to his feet seemed imminent. Tafa soon moved to his back and began screaming in pain. But as soon as he turned to his side, the fight was called off in favor of Walker. 

Needless to say, this greatly enraged Tafa and he was about to slap Walker following the conclusion of the fight. He claimed that he didn’t tap out and the scream was considered as a verbal tap out by the referee in charge.

Soon the visuals of the final fight on UFC 305 preliminary card found their way to social media. The fight fans took over the internet and expressed their thoughts on the post-fight actions. Let’s see what the fighting community had to say.

Junior Tafa gets backlash for his actions after Valter Walker won the bout at UFC 305

While the world of mixed martial arts is filled with nothing but trash-talks and violence, things can sometimes go out of control and the same happened in the match between Tafa and Walker. But as an enraged Tafa went forth to slap Walker, the MMA world pointed out that the New Zealander should be cut out from the MMA promotion. Some of the fans even brought in Muhammad Mokaev, the undefeated Dagestani fighter who wasn’t offered a new contract just because of his actions prior to UFC 304. A fan simply asked Dana White to “terminate his contract.” One fan wrote, “Screaming for his life lmao, he’s probably getting cut after that.” Meanwhile, another comment read, “Tafa POS. PROBABLY GETTING CUT.” One more comment went, “If Mokaev gets cut for his actions, Tafa should be too. What a loser.”

This was indeed an event that garnered quite a bit of boos from the crowd at the RAC Arena. One fan commented, “the whole situation stinks and there is a lot of hate now. Horrible way to end the prelims.” However, some of the fans sided with the New Zealander, claiming that he should get another chance to prove himself. A comment read, “Tafa should get an immediate rematch.”

But most of the fight fans disapproved of Tafa’s behavior after losing the bout. Screaming or shouting is indeed considered a verbal submission. Many fans and professionals believed that the referee did the right thing by stopping the fight. One of the fans commented, “Sore loser knew he screamed too loud.” Another fan wrote, “Why was Tafa mad at him, he was the one that screamed “Ah my leg” and got the fight stopped.”

Did the fight proceed as per your predictions? What are your thoughts on the aftermath of the bout? Let us know what you think in the comments down below.