Tai Tuivasa was never that good

[UnitZero]

You're a puss.

You’re a child.

 

[Psychojoe86]

It's taken two long years but finally he is out of the top 10. He was never an elite heavyweight. He got a gift matchup against Derrick Lewis, who has the power to win and lose against anyone in the division. Tai fought him at the right time and got all the way to a title eliminator with Cyril Gane. Imagine if he had gotten a freak KO in that fight and was the one welcoming Jon Jones to the division. His grappling has sucked all these years, he never deserved top 10 status. He's a brawler with zero ground game. Someone with this skill set would never even earn a top 10 fight in the lighter divisions.

I was just thinking about this the other day. Imagine if Tuivasa ending up knocking out Cyril Gane during that big punch? He was at an impressive peak at that point... but now he's plummeting. Getting his grappling exposed really, really, really sank him now as well. Lots of fighters will exploit that.

 

[IneedSometop]

This is one of the "never that good" posts that's actually legitimate. He's a fun action fighter but that's all he's ever been and will ever be. Would make an absolute killing in BKFC