Tai Tuivasa faces his subsequent battle together with his future at stake.
Tuivasa is scheduled to face Louis Sutherland in a heavyweight bout this Saturday in entrance of a house crowd at UFC Perth on the RAC Area in Perth, Western Australia. The 33-year-old Australian was initially scheduled to face Sean Sharaf, however the matchup was scrapped after Sharaf pulled out of the battle night time card with a damaged nostril.
‘Ban Bang’ comes into this battle on the hardest level in his profession, having misplaced six straight fights and dealing with a scenario the place he has his again in opposition to the wall and has to win.
Tai Tuivasa admits profession pressures forward of UFC Perth
At UFC Perth’s media day, Tai Tuivasa spoke candidly about his current struggles, admitting he understands the magnitude of this second whereas confidently backing himself to bounce again on this battle.
“My motherfucker is certainly in danger,” Tuivasa stated. “I’ve in all probability thought of it a whole lot of occasions, however I have been sticking my ass within the seat and that is what occurred. I really feel good and I will exit and do what I did ‘Bang Bang’ – ‘Bang Bang’ fashion. And I am unable to give in, son of a bitch.”
“Banbang” additionally confessed that it was troublesome to endure such a protracted interval of slippage.
“It is true that the extra you lose, the extra depressing you get. Once you lose six occasions, come on, you are competing on the high stage and you continue to really feel horrible. You laid the grave and it’s important to lie in it. That is what it’s. You place within the effort and it’s important to exit and do what it’s important to do.”
Tai Tuivasa most not too long ago competed at UFC 325, the place he misplaced a unanimous determination to Talison Teixeira. His final look was at UFC 271 in February 2022, when he knocked out Derrick Lewis within the opening spherical.
Since that win, the Australian heavyweight has gone on a six-fight shedding streak, going 8-9 within the UFC and 15-9 total, with wins over Greg Hardy, Augusto Sakai and Stefan Struve on his resume.
