UFC 254: Tai Tuivasa chugs from shoe filled with beer and SPIT with Dana White backstage after Stefan Struve KO win
TAI TUIVASA chugged a beer from a shoe just after being congratulated by UFC president Dana White.
Heavyweight Tuivasa was jubilant after his first round knockout win against Stefan Struve at UFC 254 on Fight Island.
Tai Tuivasa chugged beer from a shoe after his first round knockout win against Stefan Struve[/caption]Afterwards, he continued the celebration backstage where promoter White gave him a hug.
Canadian YouTube group Nelk boys then shared a beer with Tuivasa, which they drunk through a shoe.
Tuivasa snapped his three-fight losing streak on in Abu Dhabi, and announced ‘it’s good to be back’.
He said: “It was awesome to get that feeling back. Like I said before, it’s addictive, it’s something you can’t get it anywhere else.
“It’s been a while for me, so it’s good to be back, very good to be back. I felt pressure, but I trusted my team.
“I put in the work, I put my head down and my ass up this year, so I just credit that to my team.
“That was the plan, take it easy man and stop trying to get in there and get that money real quick.
“If I take my time, it comes, it comes. Credit to my team, big ups to my team.
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The UFC have spent the last five weeks on Yas Island – where they staged two PPV’s – and Tuivasa took his hat off to the promotion.
He said: “The UFC has always been good to me, shout out to the workers, you guys. Different country, this and that, all the time.
“You’ve been here for like four weeks, there ain’t much to do on this island, it looks beautiful and all, but there isn’t much to do.
“My credit to you, all the workers, and the UFC as well, to give us all the opportunity to work and make money for our families, thank you again and take my hat off to all of your workers.”