UFC 298 Results: Marcos Rogerio de Lima TKO’s Junior Tafa (Video)

We have you covered for all of tonight’s UFC 298 results, including the heavyweight prelim between Marcos Rogerio de Lima and Junior Tafa.

De Lima (21-10-1 MMA) will enter the contest looking to rebound, this after suffering a TKO loss to Derrick Lewis last July at UFC 291. Prior to that setback, the Brazilian was coming off back-to-back wins over Andrei Arlovski and Waldo Cortes-Acosta respectively.

Meanwhile, Junior Tafa (5-1 MMA) accepted tonight’s fight on extremely short notice, this after his brother Justin was forced to withdraw from the bout due to injury. Junior was most previously seen in action at August’s UFC Fight Night 225 event in Singapore, where he scored a first round knockout victory over Parker Porter.

Round one of this heavyweight bout begins and Marcos Rogerio de Lima comes forward and lands a low kick. He lands another. Junior Tafa replies with a jab. Another low kick from the Brazilian. Tafa goes to the body with a punch. Big shots in the pocket by both men. Marcos lands another hard low kick. That buckled the lead leg of Tafa. Oddly, De Lima decides to force the clinch. The fighters separate and Tafa lands a jab. Marcos Rogerio de Lima with a hard low kick and then a big combination to the body. He shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Good ground and pound from Marcos. He is just smothering Tafa on the canvas. Big shots from de Lima now. He has 20 seconds left to work. Junior will survive to see round two.

Round two begins and Marcos Rogerio de Lima lands another crushing low kick to get things started. Junior Tafa leaps in with jab. The Brazilian forces the clinch and pushes the Aussie back up against the cage. The fighters break and Tafa lands a big jab. Another massive low kick and Tafa goes down. Marcos with a couple of follow up shots before the referee steps in to stop the contest.

Marcos Rogerio de Lima picks up the TKO victory #UFC298 https://t.co/x84IVcNq9S

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Official UFC 298 Results: Marcos Rogerio de Lima def. Junior Tafa via TKO in Round 2

Who would you like to see de Lima fight next following his TKO victory over Tafa this evening in California?