Tai is the type of fighter to not take the easy way out when things aren’t going his way in a fight, the man will ALWAYS go down swinging. Fights fire wit fire. Love that he’s taking his career more seriously last couple years getting the proper work done needed. Let’s just work that takedown defence and ground game and its on baby 🇼🇸
@@howiestyles4938 he’s definitely the best fighter on the inside I’ve ever seen at heavyweight. Lightning fast hands, completely bullies everyone in the clinch. Even ngannou would be in big danger if tai got him clinched against the fence.
@@bigsmall2842 Yeah, if Tai can survive Lewis' punches, he is likely to survive some of Francis punches. And his power rivals that of the top punchers in the division. Nobody has dropped Lewis like Tai did. Francis would likely be wrestling and ground and pounding Tai, that would be the safest path to victory imho.
Yeah the tattoo on his lips is FTA. It stands for from the area. Apparently that’s to let you know that he’s from a tough area neighborhood. He said at the end of the last fight that if you grew up where he did, you basically have to learn to fight. Something to that effect
I don’t know anything about MMA and I’ve never heard of this guy until my roommate watched the fight the other night, and I love this dude now. He’s the most likable guy I’ve ever seen on ufc.
@@johnskiezzz9082 scary AS FUK!..only be scarier when he gets the takedowns to a T... with his team they are taking over and I bet Dana is smiling from ear to ear!
Im from Western Sydney like him, he had a pretty much guaranteed career in the NRL as a forward due to his size and sheer athletism and of course ability, decided to go down the fighting route and here we are. It's awesome seeing it work out for him so far
Tai Tuivasa is a legend. He has a great chin. The problem is that he gets hit a lot and gets wobbled multiple times. Every fight it's the same: his opponents don't respect his insane power and they overextend when he gets wobbled.. Seconds later they get finished
@Raffi Derderian didn’t they say the same for lewis though? Ik lewis and ngannou aren’t the same man but Tai ate lewis best shots and still fought back
@@johnskiezzz9082 People act like Ngannou is twice as powerful as Lewis for some reason, it is absurd. The difference in power between them is not that big.
@@flossfromnanya7670 yeah and last time ngannou fought someone with power like that he was very timid and ngannou lost to derrick lewis. so ngannou is not stupid he will respect tai.
After smacking out Derrick Lewis I think the best thing for Tai right now is sit back for a while and let the smoke of the other big boys of stipe gane and Francis play out and see what happens with them, he’s been insane and has had a lot of fights over the last 12 months
He's had 3 fights in the last 12 months and none of them left the first round bruv.. Wouldn't say that's "a lot" lol. Plus Tai don't seem like the type of dude that's gonna elect to sit back for awhile haha, the guy loves fighting & why tf would you not want to strike while the irons hot ! Idk about you but I wanna see bro get paid !!!!!!
@@slau330 ya you're most likely right but Tai standing with Francis ....? Francis isn't just a power puncher like Derrick anymore.. hes actually gotten ALOT better technical wise when it comes to his striking as well. Love Tai but unless he drastically improves, Francis beats him either way... Everyones entitled to their own opinion tho !
Tuivasa is the type of guy who would be a menace with no training, just a natural brawler with an iron chin. I think he has a higher ceiling than people give him credit.
People sleep on tai’s skill level, casuals just think he swangs&bangs but he’s actually pretty technical his leg kicks are money and his in close elbows are obviously devastating everyone called me stupid for backing him against Lewis too 😂😂glad I stuck with him nice bit of pocket change thanks very much
@@devilsrejecthbb1 it won me a nice bit of pocket for one put it this way the garden and conservatory is now paid for 😜🤔 love tia and I knew when it comes to a fire fight you can't back anyone but tai I was surprised how much of Lewis bombs he could aborb like they was nothing them punches have ko'd like the whole division bar Cyril and Francis lol
Impressive brawler, he doesn't like to fight, he loves to fight and goes at it like a warrior, gleefully mauling you in short order. Hope to see his next fight
This is the kind of fighter that you don't rush in to finish when you smell blood because they can still put you down even if they are not 100% there. The guy got hearts! Fun to watch. The UFC version of Andy Ruiz from Boxing. They are both counterpunchers lol.
The big man is half Wiradjuri mob (indigenous Australian from NSW) and half Samoan... If ever there were an unfair genetic advantage, Tuivasa has it. He's a great role model for young fellas in his neck of the woods though, which in Western Sydney is desperately needed. You can't help but feel love for him.
It's the fight style of Aussies, a leg kick if they ain't swinging then time to go bang on dudes face. No wrestling here in Australia. We rather punch on.
When Tai Tuivasa landed that unseen powerful left punch (✊👊 Ka-Boom), Greg Hardy stood frozen as if he was dreaming of a Ice Cream (🍨🍦) Sundae on Sunday.
Very smart fight IQ , watch the last show where he pushed his Askers elbow up while he was hurt making him think his chin was covered then threw the elbow over it ! High level striking right there 👌🏻
He comes off as that guy that was the baddest dude in town and someone in town talked him to go to a MMA gym and he learned fast. The way hes all about partying and his style seems to me he's just a born scrapper.
His leg kicks are nasty ! Most of his knockouts are set up by them . When the other fighter is recovering or off balance he blasts them with knees or punches …
Tai is the type of fighter to not take the easy way out when things aren’t going his way in a fight, the man will ALWAYS go down swinging. Fights fire wit fire. Love that he’s taking his career more seriously last couple years getting the proper work done needed. Let’s just work that takedown defence and ground game and its on baby 🇼🇸
he's a Banga from western Sydney and he'll bang on with anyone
@@snipps247 FTA
He isn't afraid to take one which makes it very entertaining
Those elbows he retired the French guy with are some of the most savage known to man
He is very good. but I think Lewis fight was his championship. I don't see him competing against the likes of Stipe, Ngannou , Gane or Jones
Love the old school mentality.
Tai is a natural born power house with a badass drive
I completely agree with you, my friend!
Most heavyweights shell up when getting hit with heavy shots, Tai just shoots back every time. Real scrapper
True, you saw that when Derrick was unloading on him while Tai was getting up and the man decides to just throw hands from that vulnerable position
curious to see him take a few shots from Francis, if Tai hopefully makes it this far in the hw division
@@Beak4u There's a good chance that Tai beats Francis.
Samoan chin
@@Beak4u if he can take shots from Lewis he can take shots from Ngannou
To me I can tell he has big power because a lot of these shots aren’t even landing flush and these guys are still out here dropping like flys.
That and he punches dudes clear across the octagon
deceptively slick and fast too
@@howiestyles4938 very slick when fighting on the inside, the way he dipped under derricks cross before finishing him was a sight to see.
@@howiestyles4938 he’s definitely the best fighter on the inside I’ve ever seen at heavyweight. Lightning fast hands, completely bullies everyone in the clinch. Even ngannou would be in big danger if tai got him clinched against the fence.
@@bigsmall2842 Yeah, if Tai can survive Lewis' punches, he is likely to survive some of Francis punches. And his power rivals that of the top punchers in the division. Nobody has dropped Lewis like Tai did. Francis would likely be wrestling and ground and pounding Tai, that would be the safest path to victory imho.
He is truly a born streetfighter, he even pulls his pants up just before he starts 'swangin and bangin' against Hardy hahaha
he did the same in the lewis fight too lol
@@josatarogi5337 bet he did being aboriginal them guys fight all the time look it up. but people where prolly always scared to fight tia
😂😂😂
He grew up in the mean streets in a bad area. He is a street fighter.
Yeah the tattoo on his lips is FTA. It stands for from the area. Apparently that’s to let you know that he’s from a tough area neighborhood. He said at the end of the last fight that if you grew up where he did, you basically have to learn to fight. Something to that effect
Very proud of bam bam. He deserves it all. Hail king, the new king! FTA
Just imagine if Ea Sports add the shoey to Tai Tuivasa in the UFC 4 game.. that would be INSANE !
I don’t know anything about MMA and I’ve never heard of this guy until my roommate watched the fight the other night, and I love this dude now. He’s the most likable guy I’ve ever seen on ufc.
He bites down and goes hard out when he's hurt
He said that in his interviews his coach gets pissed when he bites down on his mouthguard and starts swinging
@@johnskiezzz9082 scary AS FUK!..only be scarier when he gets the takedowns to a T... with his team they are taking over and I bet Dana is smiling from ear to ear!
@@keithkammerhofer80 can only imagine what he could do taking a guy down and smashing their face in sheeshhh!!!
Im from Western Sydney like him, he had a pretty much guaranteed career in the NRL as a forward due to his size and sheer athletism and of course ability, decided to go down the fighting route and here we are. It's awesome seeing it work out for him so far
Western Sydney represent Livo brotha
I was a shire boy, the kind of people who get preyed upon in western sydney :(
He reminds me of a UFC Greg Inglis
@@TheLAWanderer Penrith here man 🤝🏼🤙🏼
@@brendankelly2653 lol
I like how he doesn’t hit his opponent when he knows they’re done (besides hardy)
He is mark hunt disciple
@@Algojo always knew this kid was gonna be hunto 2.0
What about Coulter finish? Tai did a Hendo vs Bisping on Coulter face
Hardy deserves everything he gets, it'll always be so satisfying seeing him get knocked out and not know what planet he's on.
We found another woman beater
Struge is like 6’10 needa be hooping😭😭
Struve
@@b1400goated yep that's a huge Struve
he's actually 7'0
Shake baby shake he literally has a metal chin and cannons in his hands
He has a metal chin? Was it broken and they had to put a plate in?
@@adamekcar yeah bro hes half cyborg
@@nathenbosher1067 Literally!
Tai Tuivasa is a legend. He has a great chin. The problem is that he gets hit a lot and gets wobbled multiple times. Every fight it's the same: his opponents don't respect his insane power and they overextend when he gets wobbled.. Seconds later they get finished
The wobble is the bait …
bro getting better every fight..samoan/aboriginal warrior genes runs in his veins..just loves to fight..born warrior..
Tuivasa has the best skillset to be a hw KO artist, good speed, punch cardio, low kicks and offense.
He's like an updated mark hunt
@ThePurpleViking agreed
V good analysis i agree i like his volume and accuracy with his boxing hes consistent over time with the damage.
@ThePurpleViking yeah lewis is more of a “ion care” type of guy. I feel like he doesn’t even do cardio he just does mit work and hits the heavy bag
Not mention that big fucking chin
He is young and up and coming and has the drive to be champ. If he beats cirly and defends ngannous takes down its over
Francis has to be careful of Tai's hands too remember
@Raffi Derderian didn’t they say the same for lewis though? Ik lewis and ngannou aren’t the same man but Tai ate lewis best shots and still fought back
@@johnskiezzz9082 People act like Ngannou is twice as powerful as Lewis for some reason, it is absurd. The difference in power between them is not that big.
@@flossfromnanya7670 yeah and last time ngannou fought someone with power like that he was very timid and ngannou lost to derrick lewis. so ngannou is not stupid he will respect tai.
@@jarlsterra ngannou is better than Lewis as for now since he have power, good chin and now he can wrestle
So satisfying watching tai get rocked and he just smirks afterwards as hardy is trying to knock his head off, then proceeds to fold hardy 🥲
Tai Tuivasa is a real fighter reminds me of Mark Hunt in so many ways. He was always down for a scrap, no bs just straight up hands. LET'S GO!!!!
2:57
Anybody notice Jason Herzog eating that deadly head kick by Tuivasa…
Tai is killing it lately 🔥🔥
Polynesians are build different, huge and dense bones, thick skull, natural strength and heavy as hell. Thats that warrior ancestry.
After smacking out Derrick Lewis I think the best thing for Tai right now is sit back for a while and let the smoke of the other big boys of stipe gane and Francis play out and see what happens with them, he’s been insane and has had a lot of fights over the last 12 months
He's had 3 fights in the last 12 months and none of them left the first round bruv.. Wouldn't say that's "a lot" lol.
Plus Tai don't seem like the type of dude that's gonna elect to sit back for awhile haha, the guy loves fighting & why tf would you not want to strike while the irons hot ! Idk about you but I wanna see bro get paid !!!!!!
I think Tai has a better chance against Francis than Stipe, Gane or Jones as they will definitely take the fight to the ground
@@slau330 but Francis clearly has better wrestling than Gane tho ? loll
@@KnownProphet i feel like he'll stand with tuivasa
@@slau330 ya you're most likely right but Tai standing with Francis ....? Francis isn't just a power puncher like Derrick anymore.. hes actually gotten ALOT better technical wise when it comes to his striking as well. Love Tai but unless he drastically improves, Francis beats him either way... Everyones entitled to their own opinion tho !
dude, those heavyweight fights are brutal.... those guys power is insane.
Tuivasa is the type of guy who would be a menace with no training, just a natural brawler with an iron chin. I think he has a higher ceiling than people give him credit.
I love the nickname Bam Bam. Its like the flinstones character.
Be good to have a coaching session with David Tua. Those upper cuts remind me of his finishers. Hopefully he goes a long way.
Tai has more of a Mark Hunt fighting style. But either Tua or Mark would be great coach session for Tai.
He gasses after the first round lol he's not beating anyone really that relevant
People sleep on tai’s skill level, casuals just think he swangs&bangs but he’s actually pretty technical his leg kicks are money and his in close elbows are obviously devastating everyone called me stupid for backing him against Lewis too 😂😂glad I stuck with him nice bit of pocket change thanks very much
I'm a Lewis fan am still am.
I predicted that Tai would win that fight. I took a little heat for it too.
@Sara Irvine I double that too hell I wish I would of placed a bet on that fight!
I backed him against Lewis too, I counted on him using the kicks and elbows from the clinch. Lewis had no clue how to deal with them
@@devilsrejecthbb1 it won me a nice bit of pocket for one put it this way the garden and conservatory is now paid for 😜🤔 love tia and I knew when it comes to a fire fight you can't back anyone but tai I was surprised how much of Lewis bombs he could aborb like they was nothing them punches have ko'd like the whole division bar Cyril and Francis lol
@@sarairvine9703 I could see him fighting Gane but I believe he would have to fight The winner of Volkov vs. Aspinall first.
It’s great to see Mark Hunts legacy continuing
Tai is my favorite simply because he is just so fun to watch
And he even wiggles his Breast when he wins what a great guy.
And walks out to barbie girl. Legend
@@sylasmalone6126 /girls just want to have fun
Impressive brawler, he doesn't like to fight, he loves to fight and goes at it like a warrior, gleefully mauling you in short order. Hope to see his next fight
This is the kind of fighter that you don't rush in to finish when you smell blood because they can still put you down even if they are not 100% there. The guy got hearts! Fun to watch. The UFC version of Andy Ruiz from Boxing. They are both counterpunchers lol.
The elbow counter... Asker looked at the Ref like "what just happened?"
He's got mad skill not just a brute, Respect!
The guy is an absolute animal!!! He gonna bang all day till someone drops ya gotta love that!! Great fighter great person he’s got a lot of respect.
My first thought at seeing this video was “pretty sure I’ve seen that but I’m still gonna watch it.” Most entertaining high level talent right now.
When he gets hurt bad something triggers in his head “kill or be killed”.
Bam Bam dangerous even when hurt 💥💥
The big man is half Wiradjuri mob (indigenous Australian from NSW) and half Samoan... If ever there were an unfair genetic advantage, Tuivasa has it.
He's a great role model for young fellas in his neck of the woods though, which in Western Sydney is desperately needed. You can't help but feel love for him.
My goodness this man is strong. Looking forward to all your new fights
Man, I miss the england broadcasts. Great video my man
Most likeable guy in ufc history. My favourite fighter ever.
Reminds me of mark hunt
He's better than mark hunt....he's too fast...mark hunt is slow as fuck
Tai trained with Hunt for years he jokingly called himself Hunt's punching bag
It's the fight style of Aussies, a leg kick if they ain't swinging then time to go bang on dudes face.
No wrestling here in Australia. We rather punch on.
@jabroni destroyer yeah and it’s tougher then American Football.
Tbf check out Australian rules footy, that’s ours number 1 sport and sums us up pretty well. Not rugby
3:46 dude looks at the ref for help lol
Damn seeing this really shows the jump in competition tuivasa had going against Lewis.
I just like he immediately starts to bang instead of trying to recover.
Amazing channel!! Great video he’s up next
Tai is the type of guy to walk out to “I’m a Barbie girl” and then knock someone out then drink beer out of random persons shoe
This guy is truly fun to watch I had a serious hunch that he was going to beat Derrick too I was excited to see that I was right.
How you gone release this vid 6days ago and not add in his latest knockout againts Derek Lewis
I see some Mark Hunt hints in his uppercuts
The chubby knockout boi mantle has been picked up. Onward to continue the legacy of Roy Nelson and Mark Hunt.
One can tell he trains with Mark Hunt . He's got those demolition style punches just like Hunt.
UFC fans are sleeping on Tai. I've been buying all his fights. Support my guy from USA MN
Tai is like the new mark hunt
Insane to watch this dude throw a flying knee.
That card where he fought Greg Hardy had the best energy. Was similar to Paddy's first UK card fight
That was cool. But you're missing his 2 most recent KOs.
It was crazy watching this guy grow
Tuivasa and Aspinall are the new crop
Love this dude.
His leg kicks always surprise me. Damn, he chops them down
2:56 what a slick kick brother
Augusto Sakai? Derrick Lewis?
what a legend
Bam Bam is coming for that belt👀
Vicious fighter!
He just gets way more dangerous when you rock him
Finished 20 Shoeys after the last KO
We are going to have to swang and bang for the 21st shoey
Tai has fantastic elbows and leg kicks.
The ref saved his life on that last clip.🍺👞
Dang Tai almost KO'd Herzog climbing up the cage 2:54
When Tai Tuivasa landed that unseen powerful left punch (✊👊 Ka-Boom), Greg Hardy stood frozen as if he was dreaming of a Ice Cream (🍨🍦) Sundae on Sunday.
Hardy was by far the most satisfying
Tuivasa is using Vegeta's new hakai technique. The more damage he receives, the more power he unleashes.
Samoan power FTW, good on you mate.
Very smart fight IQ , watch the last show where he pushed his Askers elbow up while he was hurt making him think his chin was covered then threw the elbow over it ! High level striking right there 👌🏻
I have no words to explain tai Tuivasa is my like a brother love u bro big Hug and respect for my side bam bam Real hero in this World 🤩🤝🤝✊🙏🙏🤑
The KO on the Black Beast was vicious
And I thought that at the beginning of the 2nd round, the beast would send Tuivasa to a knockout
Tai made Greg Hardy look like he slipped on a banana peel
We have a new Heavyweight Champ!!
He will be champion!!
He comes off as that guy that was the baddest dude in town and someone in town talked him to go to a MMA gym and he learned fast. The way hes all about partying and his style seems to me he's just a born scrapper.
Bam Bam is the MAN!! 🖤💛❤️💪🏽
Man he's a beast!
Tai hs a gr8 chin as he gts hit a lot bt doesn go down.
A litlle wild bt damn hes got amazing power.
You can just see the mark hunt in this guy lot of similarities
That second clip looked like Coulter got knocked out twice. First with the leg kick than ate a bomb to the face
tuivasa, the new roy nelson and mark hunt of octagon
Stop the W mate! Your from Sydney!
It's alright. Lewis gonna be peoples champ forever
His leg kicks are nasty ! Most of his knockouts are set up by them . When the other fighter is recovering or off balance he blasts them with knees or punches …
" I wanna rock up and punch on " Big Tai Tuvisa. Show em what Aussies are made of. 😂👊
great entertaining fighter
This dude got hammers for hands.
Gotta love Tai true Aussie brawler also from my home town mounty county 2770 does it best Tai the best from the west
What a weapon head… much love bro… Goooo the shoey 🍻🍻🍻🇦🇺
He's gotta be the hottest thing going right now in MMA!!
thank you tai is my new favorite! #bambam