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Sergey Spivak Chokes Out Tai Tuivasa – UFC 243 Results

Next up on the the UFC 243 main card is a heavyweight bout between Tai Tuivasa and Sergey Spivak. Round 1: Tuivasa drops Spivak early on with a leg kick. He attempts another but is caught by Spivak who takes him down. Tuivasa gets back up and they go back to striking. Spivak takes him […]

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Next up on the the UFC 243 main card is a heavyweight bout between Tai Tuivasa and Sergey Spivak.

Round 1: Tuivasa drops Spivak early on with a leg kick. He attempts another but is caught by Spivak who takes him down. Tuivasa gets back up and they go back to striking. Spivak takes him down again but they get back up. Spivak catches another leg kick and takes Tuivasa down and proceeds to get a fourth takedown later on, remaining on top for much longer. Tuivasa eventually escapes but is once again taken down by the Moldovan who remains on top for the remainder of the round.

Round 2: Spivak starts round two with another takedown. He is getting takedowns with ease but is not as successful at keeping Tuivasa down. Tuivasa gets up again and the two start exchanging again. They get into a clinch position but separate and exchange leather. Spivak attempts a double leg takedown and it looks like Tuivasa defended it only to be taken down. Spivak moves to full mount. He elbows Tuivasa and bloodies him up in the process before landing ground and pound. He eventually locks in an arm triangle choke as Tuivasa goes to sleep.

Official Result: Sergey Spivak defeats Tai Tuivasa via second-round submission (3:14)

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Tai Tuivasa Returning At UFC 243 In Australia

Fan-favorite and shoey master Tai Tuivasa is set to make his return to the Octagon at the UFC 243 pay-per-view (PPV) in Australia. According to MMA Junkie’s Nolan King, Tuivasa will be taking on Sergey “The Polar Bear” Spivak: Spivak comes off the first loss of his mixed martial arts (MMA) career, which also happened […]

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Fan-favorite and shoey master Tai Tuivasa is set to make his return to the Octagon at the UFC 243 pay-per-view (PPV) in Australia.

According to MMA Junkie’s Nolan King, Tuivasa will be taking on Sergey “The Polar Bear” Spivak:

Spivak comes off the first loss of his mixed martial arts (MMA) career, which also happened to be his UFC promotional debut. The 24-year-old was put away by Walt Harris in under a minute.

As for Tuivasa, he is currently on a two-fight losing streak, the only two losses of his career. In his last outing, he was outclassed by Blagoy Ivanov at UFC 238. Now, he hopes to get back in the win column against Spivak.

UFC 243 takes place from the Marvel Stadium in Melbourne, Australia on October 6. The card is headlined by a UFC middleweight title unification bout between Robert Whittaker and Israel Adesanya.

What do you think about Tuivasa making his return against Spivak at UFC 243?

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Tai Tuivasa vs. Sergey Spivak Added to UFC 243

UFC 243 finally had its venue confirmed earlier today, with the event set to take place in the Marvel Stadium in Melbourne Australia on October 6, 2019. And now more good news has hit the Land Down Under, as another one of its own will reportedly be co…

UFC 243 finally had its venue confirmed earlier today, with the event set to take place in the Marvel Stadium in Melbourne Australia on October 6, 2019. And now more good news has hit the Land Down Under, as another one of its own will reportedly be competing on the card when Aussie Tai Tuivasa […]

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Justin Willis Lists Three Reasons Behind UFC Release

Justin Willis was offered to fight Walt Harris at UFC San Antonio next month, but due to his rejection of that fight, he was released by the UFC. Justin Willis has since proposed that he fight Tai Tuivasa in a loser-leave-UFC fight. And now Willis has …

Justin Willis was offered to fight Walt Harris at UFC San Antonio next month, but due to his rejection of that fight, he was released by the UFC. Justin Willis has since proposed that he fight Tai Tuivasa in a loser-leave-UFC fight. And now Willis has come forward to provide all the reasons behind his […]

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Tai Tuivasa Proposed $100,000 Street Fight to Justin Willis

The Tai Tuivasa/Justin Willis beef is the gift that keeps on giving and it continues to be hotter than ever now despite the fact that one half of the feud is no longer on the UFC roster. And we’ve heard the two trash one another for quite a while, espe…

The Tai Tuivasa/Justin Willis beef is the gift that keeps on giving and it continues to be hotter than ever now despite the fact that one half of the feud is no longer on the UFC roster. And we’ve heard the two trash one another for quite a while, especially from the Tuivasa end. The […]

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Justin Willis Challenges Tai Tuivasa To Loser-Leaves-UFC Fight

Despite reports that he was released from the UFC, Justin Willis is challenging Tai Tuivasa to a loser-leaves-UFC fight. Speaking to MMA Junkie recently, Willis called out Tuivasa to a fight, saying they’d be fighting for a contract, and the loser would be cut from the Las Vegas-based promoter: “We’re fighting for a contract,” Willis […]

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Despite reports that he was released from the UFC, Justin Willis is challenging Tai Tuivasa to a loser-leaves-UFC fight.

Speaking to MMA Junkie recently, Willis called out Tuivasa to a fight, saying they’d be fighting for a contract, and the loser would be cut from the Las Vegas-based promoter:

“We’re fighting for a contract,” Willis said. “Whoever loses gets cut. Don’t be a (expletive), homie. What side?”

Tuivasa and Willis certainly don’t like each other. In fact, the Australian slugger recently posted the following on Instagram, taking a shot at Willis:

“Tell this man stop begging. STOP TRYNA USE MY NAME TO GET SOMEWHERE !!! I’ll pay to see them bounce tho”

Tuivasa started his mixed martial arts (MMA) career undefeated with a record of 8-0. He was riding high back in June of 2018 after a decision win over former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski. However, he followed that up with two-straight losses. He was finished by Junior dos Santos in the second round of their UFC Adelaide main event in December.

In his latest Octagon appearance, he suffered a unanimous decision defeat to Blagoy Ivanov this past weekend (June 8, 2019) at UFC 238. As for Willis, he suffered the first loss of his career since 2012 in his last outing. Curtis Blaydes out-pointed him in March at UFC Nashville. Willis was subsequently released from the promotion after what Willis himself called a “miscommunication.”

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