UFC Perth video: Junior Tafa starches Kevin Christian with brutal elbows

Junior Tafa overcame Kevin Christian's leg kicks before scoring an emphatic knockout at UFC Fight Night 275.

Tafa (7-5 MMA, 3-5 UFC) was compromised from Christian's (9-4 MMA, 0-2 UFC) calf kicks early, but managed to drop him with a right hand and a left hook, followed by some brutal elbows on the ground to score the knockout at the 2:42 mark of Round 1 on Saturday at at RAC Arena in Perth, Western Australia.

Check out the video of Tafa's finish below (via X):

Tafa called for the $100K bonus after maintaining his 100 percent finish rate. He snapped a two-fight losing skid with the finish.

Up-to-the-minute results of UFC Fight Night 275 include:

• Junior Tafa def. Kevin Christian via knockout (elbows) – Round 1, 2:42
• Jacob Malkoun def. Gerald Meerschaert via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Colby Thicknesse def. Vince Morales via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Wes Schultz def. Ben Johnston via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 3, 1:50
• Jonathan Micallef def. Themba Gorimbo via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
• Kody Steele def. Dom Mar Fan via submission (heel hook) – Round 1, 3:56

This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC Perth video: Junior Tafa brutalizes Kevin Christian with elbows