Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Justin Tafa

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The result was keep. Malcolmxl5 (talk) 16:24, 26 March 2021 (UTC)

Justin Tafa

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Non-notable. scope_creep^Talk 13:34, 19 March 2021 (UTC)

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 14:11, 19 March 2021 (UTC)

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Martial arts-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 14:11, 19 March 2021 (UTC)

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of New Zealand-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 14:11, 19 March 2021 (UTC)

• Delete a non-notable MMA person.John Pack Lambert (talk) 17:03, 19 March 2021 (UTC)
• Keep Meet's WP:NMMA with 3 fights in the UFC and also coverage by media, example ESPN https://www.espn.com/mma/story/_/id/30536388/inspired-mark-hunt-justin-tafa-itching-third-ufc-fight, Stuff (website) https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/combat-sports/119342584/kiwi-justin-tafas-journey-from-nrl-prospect-to-ufc-heavyweight , etc.HeinzMaster (talk) 01:21, 21 March 2021 (UTC)
• Keep Subject meets WP:MMABIO with 3 fights under tier one promotion (UFC) and also meets GNG guidelines. Cassiopeia^(talk) 01:58, 21 March 2021 (UTC)
• Keep - passes WP:MMABIO with 3 professional bouts. Also meets WP:GNG, the national news paper of his home country, the The New Zealand Herald, ran a news story about him here, and there is an indepth piece about him here, in addition to the coverage mentioned by HeinzMaster. Inter&anthro (talk) 02:35, 21 March 2021 (UTC)
• Keep He passes WP:NMMA with three top tier fights. He also has some decent coverage that is not routine sports reporting. UFC reporting is not independent, but there's multiple NZ articles. Papaursa (talk) 19:44, 21 March 2021 (UTC)
• Keep Passes WP:NMMA Nexus000 (talk) 21:11, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

• Keep This BLP meets both WP:MMABIO and WP:GNG. - The9Man ^(Talk) 13:21, 26 March 2021 (UTC)
• Comment I don't mind closing this as a solid keep, if nobody minds? Nomination withdrawn scope_creep^Talk 15:18, 26 March 2021 (UTC)

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