In a rare situation at UFC 305, two fighters that have siblings also on the roster, will come face-to-face in the featured prelim.
Junior Tafa is looking for his second UFC win after being stopped earlier this year by Marcos Rogério de Lima at UFC 298.
His older brother Justin is the more experienced of the two men, with a total of nine Octagon appearances under his belt.
The same dynamic can be found in the household of his opponent with Valter Walker looking to bounce back from a debut defeat in April.
In comparison, his older brother Johnny Walker is a 14-fight UFC veteran and a staple of the light heavyweight division.
Despite the difference in weight classes between them, the younger of the Tafa brothers hopes that he can run through a Walker family gauntlet in his coming fights.
Junior Tafa Says He’d Like To Fight Both Of The ‘Cool Cat’ Walker Brothers
During his media day interview ahead of his clash with Walker this weekend in Perth, Tafa gave his opinion on his opponent’s brother.
He said that he would be very keen on the idea of facing both of them during his UFC tenure which would be possible with his aspirations of competing at 205-pounds.
“Yeah preparation is good, watched a little bit of tape but yeah, I’d like to fight both of the Walker brothers if I could. I want to campaign down to light heavyweight and his brother would like to come after too.”
Tafa then clarified that he has no personal vendetta against this particular family or the fighters they produce and if anything, wants to fight them because he’s a fan of what they do.
“I’m a fan of their fighting style, they’re cool cats you know but, be cool to do both of them ay.”
