The UFC is headed back down under this weekend for UFC 305 which takes place in Perth, Australia on August 17.
As expected, there's a lot of Australasian representatives on the card in some big fights and that's certainly the case for heavyweight fan favorite Tai Tuivasa.
The Aussie slugger was on a great run of results heading into his main event clash with Ciryl Gane in September of 2022, following five consecutive stoppage victories.
Since suffering a defeat to Gane, he is winless inside the Octagon and has lost four in a row with two coming via knockout and the other two by submission.
Tuivasa now finds himself in a spot where he needs to get back in the win column and fortunately for him, he's in a match-up that should suit him.
Tuivasa is set to meet fellow heavyweight striker and knockout artist Jairzinho Rozenstruik this weekend as top 15 heavyweights throw down in Perth.
During his recent breakdown of the card, former UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski predicted a big win for Tuivasa to silence the critics.
He highlighted how despite "Bam Bam" coming in as the underdog this time around, he's in a good position to cause an upset with his back against the wall and the Australian fans behind him.
Home crowd, against a striker, I like them odds. I like them odds. Again, Rozenstruik is an incredible striker, I think he did a lot of kickboxing even before UFC so he's no easy fight but I mean I feel like Tai Tuivasa is going to come out and land a finish. I think he can get the big KO finish. He's due for one so I'm going to go 'Bam Bam'. Again, everyone loves 'Bam Bam' and another way to keep this big day of fights in Perth rolling is a big 'Bam Bam' knockout and shoey afterwards.
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