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USA Today
24-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
UFC's Tai Tuivasa reveals being way above heavyweight limit, feels 'something to prove'
UFC's Tai Tuivasa reveals being way above heavyweight limit, feels 'something to prove' Tai Tuivasa is eager to get back in shape to make his UFC return. Tuivasa hasn't competed since a split decision loss to Jairzinho Rozenstruik last August at UFC 305, his fifth setback in a row. The 32-year-old revealed that he currently weighs around 308 pounds, 42 pounds over the UFC heavyweight limit. "I'm going to aim for the start of next year," Tuivasa said on "The Ariel Helwani Show." "I need to get back in the gym, I need to get fit, I need to get ready." Prior to his five-fight losing skid, Tuivasa (15-8 MMA, 8-8 UFC) had won five in a row, all by knockout, and was nearing title challenger status. He's hungry to get that feeling back. "Definitely that's why I needed this break," Tuivasa said. "I feel much better now that I've had this break. It's kind of grounded me a little bit in what I want to do. I've been going hard in my businesses and stuff like that, so it's definitely given me some time away from training and from fighting, but we're fighters. It's naturally in me, and I'm kind of missing it now. So I definitely want to get back into it, but I want to come back, and I've got something to prove. I'm not done yet." UFC heavyweights 'all sh*t' except Jones, Aspinall Tuivasa ripped the current state of the UFC's heavyweight division. He doesn't rate any of the heavyweights highly outside of interim champion Tom Aspinall and champion Jon Jones. "It's definitely been something I've been thinking about a lot since I've been having this time off," Tuivasa said. "I don't watch the fights, but I watch some things. The heavyweights are sh*t. They're all sh*t, except for Jon Jones and Tom Aspinall. Other than that, f*cking everyone's pretty standard."
Daily Mail
24-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Aussie UFC star Tai Tuivasa reveals shocking weight gain that means he looks NOTHING like this anymore - as he gets high in the middle of an interview
Australian UFC heavyweight Tai 'Bam Bam' Tuivasa has left fans stunned by causally revealing that he now weighs 140 kg - while sparking up a joint during a hilarious live interview. Tuivasa, who is known for drinking beer from fans' shoes after winning bouts with his explosive knockout power, says he's keen to get back in the gym after a hiatus from the sport. The 32-year-old, who has a history of ballooning up in weight between fights, has revealed he's now around 27 kilograms (60 pounds) above the UFC's heavyweight limit. 'I'm aiming [to return] for the start of next year,' he said on The Ariel Helwani Show. 'I need to - look at me!' 'I need to get back in the gym, I need to get fit.' Tuivasa explained that the food he was eating in America is not helping his fitness plans. 'I'd be 140 (kgs), easy,' he admitted. The Australian cult hero owns Sydney's Drink West beer business with NRL superstar Nathan Cleary and octagon star turned pro boxer Tyson Pedro - and is currently trying to grab a slice of America's lucrative legal marijuana trade. In 2024, he launched his marijuana company, Bam Bam Budz, and has been working hard promoting it ever since. Fight fans were not completely shocked on Thursday when the Sydney slugger lit up a joint during the interview with Helwani. 'The best part of this is you lighting up the joint while correcting me,' remarked Helwani. Helwani later joked on X that he got a 'contact high' from the conversation. The American legal marijuana market was valued at $US15billion in 2022 and is projected to grow strongly. Always some of the funniest moments when @bambamtuivasa joins the program. 😂 I think the contact high was to blame... — Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) April 23, 2025 Drink West beer unashamedly celebrates its western Sydney heritage, which is a big part of Tuivasa's life. 'I represent the west, I represent houso kids, that's my testament. Have a crack, you're either going to lose or win,' Tuivasa told Daily Mail Australia shortly after the brewery opened.
