Tai Tuivasa is an undefeated heavyweight with three wins since joining the UFC, but his performances outside the Octagon have helped him become a much bigger star in the sport.
Moments after scoring his second UFC win in February — a first-round knockout of Cyril Asker at UFC 221 — “Bam Bam” left the cage and did a shoey, drinking beer from a stranger’s shoe. Tuivasa did the same after defeating Andre Arlovski four months later.
The perfect 10-0 record or his shoey celebration, or both combined, propelled the Australian heavyweight to the first main event of his UFC career, a matchup against former champion Junior dos Santos in Adelaide, South Australia, on Dec.