What flag does Tai Tuivasa carry?
Professional mixed martial artist Tai Anthony Tuivasa was born in Australia on March 16, 1993. A Samoan father and an Indigenous Australian (Wiradjuri) mother gave birth to Tuivasa in Sydney. He was raised in Mount Druitt, a suburb of western Sydney, where he mostly played rugby league, along with his 11 siblings. The Sydney Roosters…
Professional mixed martial artist Tai Anthony Tuivasa was born in Australia on March 16, 1993.
A Samoan father and an Indigenous Australian (Wiradjuri) mother gave birth to Tuivasa in Sydney. He was raised in Mount Druitt, a suburb of western Sydney, where he mostly played rugby league, along with his 11 siblings. The Sydney Roosters rugby league franchise signed him to a contract in 2010, but he discontinued playing after developing a gambling addiction.
Carter Tuivasa is the only child that Tuivasa has with Brierley Pedro, Tyson Pedro’s sister who competes in the UFC light heavyweight division. Tuivasa now co-hosts The Half cast Podcast with Tyson Pedro and Andrew Fifita.
Since 2018, Tuivasa has celebrated his victories by performing a shoey and drinking beer from a borrowed shoe. The Sydney newspaper The Daily Telegraph coined the moniker “Shoeyvasa.” He won again at UFC 254, although he was prohibited from doing the shoey in the cage; yet, he has since started doing it.
In the Ultimate Fighting Championship, he currently competes in the Heavyweight division (UFC). He is currently ranked number 3 among heavyweights in the UFC as of February 14th, 2022.
What flag does Tai Tuivasa carry?
The first Aboriginal Australian to headline a UFC event, carry the Aboriginal flag into the Octagon, and triumph in a UFC fight was Tuivasa. Heavyweight fighter Tai Tuivasa proudly displayed the Aboriginal flag during his UFC walkout.
