Justin Tafa slams bonus snub: “Like a walkout KO should be automatic.”

ByMarc Ray
Justin Tafa, UFC 284

UFC heavyweight Justin Tafa (6-3) had a walk-off knockout at UFC 284 but didn’t leave RAC Arena with a performance bonus. 

The 29-year-old secured a 66-second first-round KO against Parker Porter. Despite his highlight-reel KO, Tafa didn’t receive a $50,000 performance bonus. 

Instead, Peth’s Jack Della Maddalena and Yair Rodriguez took home Performance of the Night honors. Maddalena secured a first-round submission against Randy Brown while Yair Rodriguez submitted Josh Emmett in the second round to capture the interim UFC featherweight title. Islam Makhachev versus Alexander Volkanovski won Fight of the Night. 

Justin Tafa Believed He Was Deserving of $50K

Tafa believes his showing was deserving of a bonus. He took to Twitter to express his thoughts on being left out of the bonus pool. 

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“No 50K?,” Tafa said. “Like a walkoff should be automatic.”

The Auckland native has now won back-to-back fights. All of his six wins have come by KO.

Marc Ray has lived his entire life in Houston, Texas, where he was born, raised and attended the University of Houston, studying broadcast journalism. As you may imagine, he spends much of his time watching mixed martial arts as part of his daily routine — not only to pump himself up, but also because he deeply enjoys the sport. Ray has worked for Houston Public Media, where he interned in the newsroom and produced community stories. Ray also created sports features in Houston for El Gato Media Network and occasionally produced content for an internship at AARP.

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