UFC heavyweight, Junior Tafa will be stepping inside the octagon on short notice at the prelims of UFC 298, against Marcos Rogerio de Lima. Lima was originally scheduled to fight Junior’s older brother, Justin Tafa but, the fight was unfortunately scrapped due to the older Tafa suffering an injury.

Junior Tafa has an opportunity to show why he belongs in the big leagues if he bags a win against Marcos Rogerio de Lima on short notice. Fans are excited to see if he would live up to his fight moniker of “The Juggernaut” at UFC 298. But what does his fight moniker actually mean?

Junior Tafa: The meaning behind his nickname of “The Juggernaut”

The name “Juggernaut” is generally given to someone or something that seems unstoppable or indestructible despite what lies ahead in its path. A perfect example would be the Marvel character, Cain Marco A.K.A. (Juggernaut) from the X-Men, who is one of the strongest beings in the fictional universe. Though it is not clear or known who termed him as the Juggernaut, the fight moniker definitely suits him.

Tafa’s start to his MMA career before joining the UFC seemed unstoppable. With a 4-0 record, with all 4 of his wins coming by way of Knockouts, the nickname “Juggernaut” really fit into who he is as a fighter. The Samoan knockout artist then broke into the UFC, despite losing his first fight in the promotion, he bounced back with a first-round knockout in his second fight with an impressive right hook.

Junior Tafa will get another chance at UFC 298, to show the fans why people call him the Juggernaut of MMA. Though it wouldn’t be an easy task given he took the fight 70 minutes prior to the official weigh-ins.

Given that Junior Tafa boasts a 100% finish rate, he has the Samoan beat in his MMA career.

Who has “Juggernaut” finished in MMA?

As mentioned earlier, Junior Tafa has a perfect finish percentage in his MMA career. He is relatively new to the sport of MMA, starting his professional MMA journey back in July of 2022. However, he still has made quite an impression in the sport, currently holding a record of 5-1.

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His first win came against Taisei Sekino in July of 2022 via first-round KO. “Juggernaut’s” second win came against Kelvin Fitial at HEX Fight Series 23, which came via KO in the second round. His next two were first-round finishes at BRAVE CF 66 and RIZIN 40 against Nicolas Durdević and Tsuyoshi Sudario. This earned him a UFC contract, and despite losing his first UFC fight via UD, he bounced back with another first-round KO against Parker Porter at UFC Fight Night in Singapore.

Will he manage to get another 1st round KO against Marcos Rogerio de Lima at UFC 298? Let us know what you think in the comments section below.

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