Top heavyweight talent Tai Tuivasa is no stranger to making a statement in the Octagon, currently riding a five-fight finish streak heading into the UFC Paris main event on Saturday.
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The fact this dude was a social worker for elderly indigenous folk puts him over the top for me. The kinda guy that just makes you want to be the best version of yourself that you can be.
Tai probably beats women
@@bri7757 hopefully he could smack some sense into u as well then huh
@@bri7757 based on what?
@@richardruss30 lol. Idk. Most UFC fighter probably get physical
I really hate people assuming the worst in others, drawing opinions based on “probably”
The way Tai made Derrick faceplant the canvas was crazy, Derrick has never had his lights put out that badly before. He was effectively beaten at his own game.
Though derrick was probably just tired and faceplanted to get out of there 😂
Tai has better stamina it looks like and Derrick is known for bad cardio and he is a powerhouse but he did get a taste of his own medicine by a knockout he is a knockout artist too so it’s impressive for tai
@@DanielGreen61 He was tired, but Tai nailed Derrick with some good shots. The elbow to the side of the head was all that was needed to tip Derrick over.
@@DanielGreen61 This! Derrick has been known to quit and that's what he did. He wanted out, took the L. He wasn't really out IMO.
I think Matt Mitrione put out Derrick worse.
The Greg hardy knockout will never get old
He was hurt, though. His legs were shaking after that hits exchange. Being that reckless will cause him troubles when he faces a very technical and powerful striker like Ciryl Gane in his next fight.
he kiled a kiler
@@Mefistosteles484 it was all show. To bait hardy into a good shot.
it was amazing! From the entrance song to spice girls, to KOing him and then the celebration with the shoey to walk off was fucking legendary!
@@Mefistosteles484 Ciryl Gane is highly technical but he's not a powerful heavyweight
Tuivasa is the definition of “natural punching power”
And he's got some of the most brutal leg kicks in the hw division
its me Don’t you guys forget those deadly elbows too 🌝
I get that too after a couple of beers
francis is better
True love = the love of God! *God himself went to the cross for you out of love for you as a human being* Philippians 2:5-8
I love fighters that make a name by themselves, Tuivasa is earning a star status in the UFC
too bad gane beats him
he will be back in the nonames faster than you fanboys can say hype LOL
@@shrock6970 You never know, everyone said the same thing about Leon vs Usman. Even if he do lose, he still a fighter that brings alot hype its why he's becoming a fan favorite.
@@Imozep4Live Fanboys? Bro who hurt you for real call cps on your parents, the entire sport is based off fans so calling someone a fanboy is silly, Tai just seems like a down to earth guy so people root for him what is wrong with that?
Casual🤡
The Hardy KO was glorious! Made my night when that happened 👊
heh heh heh😀
made everyones night lol
*The ETERNAL GOD would do anything for you!!* Even out of love for you he went to the cross as a human!! Philippians 2:5-8
@@emmaschmidt4774 anything you say? Will he make you f**k off? 😂
Simp.
He keeps this up, he'll be one of the biggest stars in the UFC... Ever. Awesome dude, chill as fuck, and a total fucking killer.
a fat unskilled dude with lucky KOs... how fast everyones jumping the hypetrain. he got embarrassed by cans like spivac
Casual🤡
He s funny but average fighter
@@papatango5085 average fighter, if u make the ufc you are top 1% to make top 10 you are elite
You make Australia proud brother! 🇦🇺
Mark Hunt created the walk of KO and his once young training partner BAM BAM is continuing the legacy, WS all day baby!
i was gonna say this guy kinda reminds me of Mark Hunt. didn't realize they were training partners.
Casual🤡
2:15 props to Herzog for eating a heavyweight headkick like he's Marvin Vittori, never noticed that
Good spot! haha
Casual
Didn’t even touch him wtf
I'm hoping Tai is the next Mark Hunt. He's definitely improving each fight
He's better IMO and might accomplish more , his record is actually better and he's more well rounded , more entertaining , only thing mark has is a few names on his record n he fought for an interim belt
yea but without the losses
@@italianstalian331 umm na lol mark Hunt is a pride and k1 legend
Tai is a mixture of Hunt and Lewis.
@@italianstalian331 BAM BAM was actually a training partner of Mark Hunt, Mark Hunt has a far more decorated fighting career at this point but because he spent his best years kick boxing you might not recognize from his UFC career, I do believe BAM BAM is continuing the Legacy of Mark Hunt and he’s doing a fantastic job with many entertaining fights on the horizon win or lose.
This dudes elbows are absolutely brutal
For a big fella, he bangs like a 140lbs muay thai fighter, he loves muay tai like he says ….his elbow is crazy accurate.. man did he perfected that
i think he's got the fourth highest striking accuracy in the HW division at around 52%, everything he throws is accurate! I really want him to win vs Gane, but it's a massive test :)
@@khimaros it’s crazy when he throws those elbows, ive never in my life seen a big man throw elbows unexpectedly as accurate as him… all his opponents seems to get hit with them all…lol
how can you not love this guy, always puts on a show no matter what. walks out to the octagon with a hilarious song everytime, then you know theres gonna be a knockout in less than 25 mins, then he hops on top of the cage and skulls a beer from a shoe (called a shooey here down under), then goes amongst the fans on the way out to have more shooeys. what a legend
Casual🤡
he may not be the best HW, but hes dam sure the most entertaining
CasuAl🤡
@@rodihernandez8953 name a more entertaining HW in the div right now?
@@joshcook6431 of you are not entertained by francis and gane, then you are a 1digit IQ casual
The thing about tuivasa is the more you hurt him the more dangerous he becomes lol.
Casual🤡
Gane is not ok
Sergei
How could you not like this guy!
Really enjoy watching this fella compete. Full of life. Definetly bring an extra energy to the fights..
The UFC fighters can trully be classified in tiers, looking at how derrick and tuivasa's both rely on their ability to take a hit and fearsome knockout power who in their good days will will unleash terror on most opponents and then cyril gane comes along and outclasses both is a testament to this.
Derrick never dropped ciyril like tuivasa did
He could have finished him if he had any kind of ground game
Asker took some big punches there. Fair play. I see he’s not fought since 😬
He def looked like he didn’t want to be in there while getting bombed on the last minute of that fight, he took the shots better than anyone else though
i was yelling stop the fight for 20 seconds
Defo, he took them strikes better than Lewis
His shimmy after KO is contagious
Casual
Casual
I love what he said after the Hardy ko, " HE PICKED THE WRONG FELLA TO BANG WITH ", Hardy points to the ground and said let's go, and BAM BAM just went BANG!!!, SFA BABY...
a Banger from Western Sydney 👊💥 big fan of Bam Bam.. probably the best post fight celebration in the UFC 👟🍺💯 the Hardy knockout definitely made Tai a mega fan favorite 😂💯
Casual🤡
LEGENDARY RUN!!!🔥🇦🇺🇼🇸
This guy walksout with the most funniest songs, knocks people out, does the shoey and parties like a rockstar ❤️😂
well so after I watched this I concluded that saturday will be 🔥
"He is not doing it out of my shoe!" - Michael Bisping 😂
"he's not having mine" is the actual quote but think whatever you like lol
@@frostytheape7741 🤓
Definitely earned the name Bam Bam!
Who is Tai Tuivasa? To the blind, he is the light. To the hungry, he is the bread. To the sick, he is the cure. To the lonely, he is the company. To the sad, he is the joy. To the prisoner, he is the freedom. To the poor, he is the treasure. For me, he is everything.
I think you'd be the only person Tai has ever genuinely feared. He notices the fog your breath leaves on his windows. What else are you doing?
To the shoe he is the beer
After reading your comment Everybody be like to Tai "Jesus is that you??"
This is hands down the best knockouts i’ve seen out of any fighter my goodness
My favourite part of the greg hardy finish is the way he just goes on pause for what feels like a lifetime before he falls.
If Tai walks Cyrl down everyone gonna be surprised.
Maybe but doubt it, Cyril can easily switch stances on the fly and counter
I think Gane has too much mobility and reach for Tuivasa, but when a guy has the kind of knockout power that Tai has, you only have to be wrong once to lose. Tai definitely has the potential to make it interesting, though I expect that Gane is just going to pick him apart and frustrate him from range, like he did to Derrick Lewis.
not me .
No one in the UFC has been able to walk Gane down, I love Tai but Cyril will be out the back door or jabbing his face off before his back is at the cage
@@nickkelly3199 Re: Stefan Struve... If Tai can get under him then he can force him to the fence and one elbow is goodnight
Tai's elbows in those dirty brawls are insane
2:59 is the best moment
Glad we got another Samoan fighter shining 🇼🇸
He is half Samoan on his father's side. His mother however is a person from Australia who is a light skinned Australian Aboriginal, meaning ultimately his mother is like a half cast person. It means ultimately Tai is 50% Samoan, and probably 25% European and 25% Australian Aboriginal.
@@ziongite so he’s Samoan. Alright
2:33, I’ve never seen a fighter have their whole body flung to the ground at that speed from a punch before, let alone a heavyweight. The power behind his punches must be insane.
He took a dive! ...I mean literally.
@@Abnsdllnnlosnfd yeah he slid away to release the momentum.
Casual🤡
@@rodihernandez8953 not even close to being a casual., lol Name me one example. I’m talking about just the way he goes down not just falling over but getting slammed like that from a punch and not a throw.
@@bigheadrhino Dude took a dive. Didn't want any more smoke
Hard to beat someone who loves to mix it up like Tuivasa. You can see his intensity level rise when he gets rocked and then somehow his hands fly and the opponent is on the ground. This guy is a skilled brawler.
This man is capable of putting anyone's lights out! I would not be surprised if he became the heavy weight champ!
He won’t beat gane tho🙄
@@ivanschvartzman4027 it's very unlikely but I don't have a cristal ball so I guess we're gonna have to wait and see..
He is to outta shape to be champ I mean he is a killer but talent only takes you so far look at shaq
Casual
He s just another Derrick Lewis
Hopefully he become champion one day. I love him in the octagon and out.
Top G Tuivasa !! 🔥💯
Absolute Titan with dynamite hands and sneaky technique, quickness, dexterity, and reaction speed. Truly a scary heavyweight to behold. LFG
There’s no way you can hate this guy. He’s just hilarious 🤣
That leg kick made him move his whole body my goodness now that’s powers
Much respect to Tuivasa
Give this man business class at least!!
When the fight was announced he was fighting Cyril, I thought of the Derrick vs Cyril fight. With heavyweights anything can happen, but I don't see it any other way than Cyril getting his hand raised.
Me too. Cyrl will keep dancing around Tai for three rounds
cyril is great but tai is a bit more nimble than derrick and still has serious power, will be an interesting fight for sure
@@Afflictamine he is over rated as fook. Guys like stipe and Curtis will expose him
Casual
@@rodihernandez8953 if anyones casual it's you
This is amazing but still wanna see what this guy can bring to the table against cyrl. Cuz he is totally different fighter. Let's see how good bam bam is at defense
Tai comes ALIVE fighting in the FIRE!
Notice how at 0:21 Tai doesn't hit his opponent after he already got knocked out by his knee, incredible restraint. after seeing that little detail on 0.25x it made me respect him even more. what an incredible fighter! cant wait to see him fight again, may the best man win.
Did not notice this. Makes me love him even more
I'm pretty sure he tried to hit him but missed 🤣
Damn...did he just directed his punch just a bit off target when he noticed his opponent was out!!
Are you trolling? Tai swung at full power and missed by an inch, he definitely was swinging for his head but missed
@@nickkelly3199 RIght, cuz its incredibly difficult to hit an opponent thats already down? You can clearly see he couldve hit him if he wanted to if you slow it down.
0:15 Has to be one of the hardest/heaviest leg kicks landed in UFC history.
He makes me proud to be Australian. " I don't give a shit. I'm here to rock up and punch on ". - BIG TAI TUIVASA.
Love that Tai “wiggle”.
Forgot how fckin hard he kicks the legs!! Going to be an effective tool against Ciryl!!
Shame on that ref for the Asker fight. Wasn't fighting back for a whole minute. You should've stopped it and done your job to protect that other fighter.
Judge???? You mean Referee???
At least know the difference between a ref and a judge before you give your useless opinion out.
@@themastermind5638 what do you think?
@@WFshorts its not my fault girls wont touch you
I was at the Lewis and tai fight in Houston and I really wish all of y’all could of heard the sounds of those punches man and not to mention the insane reaction we had as a crowd together was just the best mix
Pove the stoppage at 1:41 Ref was like "nah that wasn't just a trip bro"
luv it when Tai shakes is guts 🤣🤣
Roy Nelson style
hard to believe he got cut from the UFC and came back , I don't see him going anywhere else for a while
Casual
Never got cut da fuq
Lad doesn’t let you breathe just comes at you ferocious, sick fighter and brawler
I love the way he celebrates
I mean dudes on a 5 KO streak rn, that’s pretty dam awesome if ya ask me. If he can get in range (big if) then he can make this a dog fight
Fun fact: tuivasas power increases the more he takes damage
This man a beast that Greg hardy ko was crazy insane
Enjoyable really
Tai tuivasa 💪🏽
Tai was very close to being cut from roster. An incredible come back.
he was cut from the ufc and they got him back later on.
Let's go Tai👊🏼
One of the most exciting fighters out right now. Guys a beast man.
That Greg hardly knockout is so nice 👍
Liked him before the the Greg Hardy fight but it sure did make him a favorite of mine after
Best finisher! Up Tai💪
this man is a DAWG
I am so looking forward to the D.C. checks in with 'Bam Bam' Interview ❤
A FINISHER!
LET'S GO BAM BAM 🤘🔥🤘
As an aussie im so happy to see the native flag in the ufc.
Tai one of the best heavyweights for sure so strong
Except he's not lol. Too slow and his last matches proved it.
The way he makes those big guys fall down so hard is amazing
happens in the blink of an eye
Chances are this next fight won't be very entertaining. But it's sooooo exciting leading up to it. Purely because if tai does the unlikely and pulls this off, he's going to be a mega threat and the most over guy on the roster
Great striking , he has some really good fundamentals
He came into my workplace the other day and is the most down to earth person no ego and fucking halarious
When you realise the UFC didn't even pay for Tai's first class ticket and stuck that monster in coach :|
I can see him sporting the belt in the future
They don't know it yet but yeah he is
Tai is getting better, definitely can win! You have to put pressure on technical fighters, solid leg kicks. Its going to be a barn burner!
I love how Tui represents the western suburbs. Eshay brah!
Tai without a beard is like Walter White without a goatee.
The fight is gonna be like Anthony Joshua vs Andy Ruiz, Bam Bam will shock the world.
Unfortunately he wasn't able to but hey there's always room for improvement.
@@betterthanyou8618 Cyril looked incredible and sharp. I underestimated him based on performance against Francis. He was so calculated and cautious.
Love watching this guy fight
Tai is the new generation of mark hunt hahaha, love this guy. Came into the ufc undefeated, won some, then lost 3 in a row and since then hes been KO'ing everyone on his way!
2:15. He kicked the referee in the head as he was jumping the cage LMAO. He didn't bat an eyelid, though.
And he did it on struve's head again after that.
Honestly Tai is everything that we thought Roy Nelson could have been.Going in there against guys that are better than him on paper and knocking them out cold. I hope to see a shoey this upcoming Saturday evening!
You just described Roy Nelson
@@karimw.9954 Ahhh, I love Roy don't get me wrong but there were plenty of times he fought guys in the top five such as Stipe,DC, Werdum and he fell short or was simply outclassed. Well we see how Tai goes up against a possible future world champion but I am rooting for Tai of course.
He’s getting better is the thing, Nelson and Mark Hunt overachieved and then stagnated..but now in modern MMA, someone like Tai can get the right people around him and fix holes in his game
Dude is dangerous af so powerful and fast for size really good boxer honestly its like some big guys dont know how to use there size but he damn sure does
The way he recover rom Hardy was Insane and celebrate like nothing happens XD what a jaw
One of my favorite fighters. Can't wait to see how he fairs against Cyril Gane.
Future world champion
How can you not like this guy
mad man, love this guy
Ciryl is the worst fight for Tai in the entire division. Tai takes advantage in dogfights Ciryl goes to dismantle UD .
I know I got Tuivasa! But it’s gonna be such a good fight 🔥💯
Tai is great at getting inside though, and his chin is granite. Won’t be an easy fight for anyone.
Going to be a leg kick masterclass by gane lol. You gotta win by all means necessary though I get it.
@Emerald Triangle lmaooo... TKO in the 4th.
I dont think so 🤣 he hast good leg kicks, elbows, and can knock u out in evry second 🤣 but over 3 Rounds Gane has better cardio 🙈
Anybody thinking Tai can't stand with cyril is absolutely delusional.
I think you're the delusional one. Tai is not on cyrils level
Idk man. Cyril is way quicker and has a better gas tank. Also is objectively a better overall striker. Bam bam has the heart advantage and power. I really think Cyril is gonna point fight to a UD but if Tai wins its going to have to be by knockout
@@drizzle27 I agree 100%, I just don't doubt he can pull it off. That's all.
that hardy knockout is textbook striking. made hardy run into his fist
He's a warrior.