The unbeaten heavyweight is getting a star-making opportunity when he faces former champion Junior dos Santos in the main event of UFC Adelaide and the two combatants are presented with their nations’ respective flags on the event’s promotional material.
Australia is well represented on the poster, and not just by Tuivasa. Also pictured are Sydney-based fighters Mark Hunt, who takes on Justin Willis in the co-main event, and Tyson Pedro, who fights the legendary Mauricio “Shogun” Rua on the main card.
UFC Fight Night 142 takes place at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre in Adelaide, Australia, on Dec.