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Matt Erickson and Ken Hathaway

Justin Tafa on another fight swap with brother Junior: ‘Just like old times back at the playground’

LAS VEGAS – These Tafa Brothers are starting to make a habit of being interchangeable.

In February, Justin Tafa was set to take on Marcos Rogerio de Lima, but had to pull out in the middle of fight week with an injury. Fortunately, his brother Junior was on hand and stepped in to save the fight.

This time around, it’s Junior that had to withdraw from a fight against Karl Williams (9-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) on Saturday at UFC on ESPN 53 (ESPN/ESPN+) at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, and Justin Tafa (7-3 MMA, 4-3 UFC) is stepping in to repay the favor.

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