Tallison Teixeira made a statement in his UFC debut, securing a first-round TKO victory over Justin Tafa. The win improved Teixeira's record to 8-0, with seven of those victories coming by knockout or TKO. Tafa, on the other hand, suffered his second consecutive loss and is searching for answers in the heavyweight division.
Tallison Teixeira lived up to the hype Saturday night with a first-round TKO against Justin Tafa in arguably the most exciting result of the UFC 312 pay-per-view main card.last summer, improved to 8-0 in MMA . Seven of those wins came by KO/TKO. Meanwhile, Tafa , who has been in the UFC since 2019, now sits at 4-5 in the promotion and is searching for answers
It is unclear what's next for Tafa, but for Teixeira, the possibilities at heavyweight are endless. After all, the UFC needs more heavyweight talent, and Teixeira could certainly be that next fighter in the mix for the next generation of top contenders.
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