Why I’m Nervous For Tai Tuivasa’s UFC Career
Jailton Almeida just recently beat Jairzinho Rozenstruik, and after the fight he called out Tai “Bam Bam” Tuivasa for a fight in the heavyweight division. In my opinion, this call out foreshadows a potentially dark future for Tai’s career, a future I do not want to come true as a big Tuivasa fan. He started his career in the UFC as a very young heavyweight (and still is only 30 years old), and quickly made a great impression to Dana White and the UFC as he won his first 3 fights in the promotion. After this 3 fight win streak, the UFC wanted to build Tai’s name off of legendary heavyweight Junior Dos Santos, but this backfired as Tai clearly wasn’t ready for this step up in competition, losing a decision. He then went on to lose his next 2 fights against Blagoy Ivanov and Sergey Spivak, making him 3-3 in the UFC with his back up against the wall; one more loss and Tai might’ve been out of the UFC. Tai put his head down and worked harder then ever, which resulted in him winning his next 5 fights in the promotion, most notably against Greg Hardy and Derrick Lewis. Around this time is when Tai became a fan favorite because of many things, one of which being the shoey. Tai made the shoey internet famous, as he captured a new audience that loved his personality, fight style, and ability to down drinks from peoples shoes. This made him a big marketing star for the UFC, with Tai even making his own shoey brand. After this fame, the UFC fed Tai to two killers in Ciryl Gane and Sergei Pavlovich, making him 0-2 in his last two fights. In todays video, I explain what makes me nervous about the future of his UFC career and how the shoey, one of his tickets to success can also be his downfall. Thanks for watching todays video, let me know in the comment section below, are my concerns with Tai valid or am I over reacting? Thanks for listening.
Jailton Almeida just recently beat Jairzinho Rozenstruik, and after the fight he called out Tai “Bam Bam” Tuivasa for a fight in the heavyweight division. In my opinion, this call out foreshadows a potentially dark future for Tai’s career, a future I do not want to come true as a big Tuivasa fan. He started his career in the UFC as a very young heavyweight (and still is only 30 years old), and quickly made a great impression to Dana White and the UFC as he won his first 3 fights in the promotion. After this 3 fight win streak, the UFC wanted to build Tai’s name off of legendary heavyweight Junior Dos Santos, but this backfired as Tai clearly wasn’t ready for this step up in competition, losing a decision. He then went on to lose his next 2 fights against Blagoy Ivanov and Sergey Spivak, making him 3-3 in the UFC with his back up against the wall; one more loss and Tai might’ve been out of the UFC. Tai put his head down and worked harder then ever, which resulted in him winning his next 5 fights in the promotion, most notably against Greg Hardy and Derrick Lewis. Around this time is when Tai became a fan favorite because of many things, one of which being the shoey. Tai made the shoey internet famous, as he captured a new audience that loved his personality, fight style, and ability to down drinks from peoples shoes. This made him a big marketing star for the UFC, with Tai even making his own shoey brand. After this fame, the UFC fed Tai to two killers in Ciryl Gane and Sergei Pavlovich, making him 0-2 in his last two fights. In todays video, I explain what makes me nervous about the future of his UFC career and how the shoey, one of his tickets to success can also be his downfall. Thanks for watching todays video, let me know in the comment section below, are my concerns with Tai valid or am I over reacting? Thanks for listening.