Sydney’s Tai Tuivasa (10-1) lost his first career MMA bout in December with a loss to Junior dos Santos. Tuivasa actually showed promise in the bout and came close to stopping the former title holder. it was also Tuivasa’s first time headlining a UFC event.
Stocks have not dropped significantly for Tuivasa who remains one of the youngest fighters in the UFC heavyweight rankings.
He next comes up against Blagoy Ivanov on June 9 (AEST) as part of UFC 238.
Next opponent: Blagoy Ivanov
Event: UFC 238
Date: Sunday, 9 June 2019
*Last Updated: 7 May 2019
Tai Tuivasa set to be first Indigenous Australian to headline a UFC fight card