Justin Tafa

Follow the UFC 284 live blog for Justin Tafa vs. Parker Porter, the main card heavyweight fight on Saturday in Perth, Australia.

In his most recent fight though, Porter again had a tough out, losing to arguably the most exciting prospect in all of MMA, [Jailton Almeida](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/5762/jailton-almeida). He’s also struggled to get in the cage, pulling out of a pair of fights in 2022. Joining the promotion in 2019 with a 3-0 record, Tafa has struggled to build momentum, losing three of five fights in the octagon.

Justin Tafa put the massive hardware to Parker Porter for a brutal one-punch knockout victory in round one of their bout UFC 284.

The fight lived up to the hype, only lasting one minute and six seconds when Tafa rocked Porter with a massive hook that put him out cold. Porter was out before hitting the ground, prompting Tafa to walk off even before the official stepped in to end the fight. [Justin Tafa](https://fansided.com/2019/10/05/ufc-243-heavyweight-knockout-artist-justin-tafa/) to end his [UFC 284](http://fansided.com/mma) fight and earn the biggest knockout of the night in front of his countrymen.

Justin Tafa vs Parker Porter at UFC 284: Makhachev vs Volkanovski at RAC Arena in Perth, Australia.

[Main Event on Kayo](https://goto.kayosports.com.au/c/2557696/820337/8808) in Australia and [ESPN+ PPV](https://go.web.plus.espn.com/c/2557696/595608/9070) in the United States. The scheduled for three rounds heavyweight clash ended at 1 minute and 6 seconds into the opening round, courtesy of “Bad Man”‘s left hand followed by a short right uppercut. In the United States, the event aired live on Saturday, February 11.

Justin Tafa scored his second-straight first-round knockout when he stopped Parker Porter in just over a minute at UFC 284.

Porter started the fight fairly aggressive and actively pursued Tafa while throwing big punches. “Bad Man” entered the night having missed out on all of last year, while his opponent Parker Porter was wasn’t far removed from being on a three-fight winning streak. [UFC](https://www.mmanews.com/news/ufc/) 284.

Watch UFC 284 full fight video highlights: Justin Tafa vs. Parker Porter earlier tonight (Sat., Feb. 11, 2023) live on ESPN+ PPV from inside RAC Arena in ...

If Tafa can remain active he’ll be a fun watch in an evolving heavyweight division in 2023. Porter was active inside but when he came straight down the line Tafa countered with a left hand followed by a partial right. Tafa was the betting favorite coming into this fight given his proven punching power and he certainly didn’t disappoint in front of a home crowd.