Younger siblings of UFC veterans will meet in a heavyweight clash in April.
At UFC Fight Night 222, heavyweight winner of “The Ultimate Fighter Season 30” [autotag]Mohammed Usman[/autotag] will meet the debuting [autotag]Junior Tafa[/autotag] on April 22, according to an announcement by the promotion.
The event takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, and is headlined by a heavyweight matchup between [autotag]Sergei Pavlovich[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Curtis Blaydes[/autotag].
Mohammed (8-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC), the younger brother of former welterweight champion [autotag]Kamaru Usman[/autotag], took care of business in his first fight with the promotion at UFC on ESPN 40. A violent left hook put Zac Pauga down in the second round, crowning Mohammed the winner of “TUF 30.”
Junior (4-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC), the younger sibling of UFC heavyweight [autotag]Justin Tafa[/autotag], will fight for the promotion for the first time. Junior has been on an undefeated streak since 2020 across MMA, kickboxing, Muay Thai, and boxing bouts, racking up a total of eight straight victories.
With the addition, the UFC Fight Night 222 lineup includes:
- Sergei Pavlovich vs. Curtis Blaydes
- Matthew Semelsberger vs. Jeremiah Wells
- Norma Dumont vs. Karol Rosa
- Ricky Simon vs. Song Yadong
- William Gomis vs. Francis Marshall
- Iasmin Lucindo vs. Brogan Walker
- Jared Gordon vs. Bobby Green
- Junior Tafa vs. Mohammed Usman
- Priscila Cachoeira vs. Karine Silva
- Danaa Batgerel vs. Brady Hiestand
- Bruno Silva vs. Brad Tavares
- Christos Giagos vs. Ricky Glenn
- Montel Jackson vs. Rani Yahya