Biography(references)Tuivasa was born in Sydney to an Indigenous Australian mother and a Samoan father. He grew up in the western Sydney suburb of Mount Druitt with 11 siblings, and predominantly played rugby league in his youth. He was signed by the professional Sydney Roosters rugby league club in 2010 but gave up playing the sport when he developed a gambling addiction.
Fighter Trivia(references)Since 2018, Tuivasa has celebrated his victories by doing a shoey, drinking beer from a borrowed shoe. Sydney newspaper The Daily Telegraph coined the moniker "Shoeyvasa". At UFC 254, he won again but was not allowed to do the shoey in the cage, but has since continued the tradition.
Awards & Accolades
UFC: Performance of the Night (four times) vs. Rashad Coulter, Greg Hardy, Augusto Sakai and Derrick Lewis
UFC: Fight of the Night (one time) vs. Ciryl Gane
Australian Fighting Championship: AFC Heavyweight Champion (one time)
National Dreamtime Awards 2018: National Dreamtime Awards 2018 International Sportsperson of the Year.
MMAjunkie.com: 2021 July Knockout of the Month vs. Greg Hardy
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