Tai Tuivasa Injury: Confession on Meniscus Removal and Recovery Ahead of Marcin Tybura Fight Revealed by UFC HW Star

Tai ‘Bam Bam’ Tuivasa is all set to face Marcin Tybura in the coming UFC Vegas 88. The fight was originally scheduled to take place on the UFC 298 card. However, their fight was rescheduled to take place after the UFC 299 without any explanation by the UFC. And now it seems like they are gonna lock horns finally.

The UFC never provided a specific reason, but Tuivasa broke the silence to inform the community that the fight was called off and rescheduled due to an injury he sustained. ‘Bam Bam’ on his YouTube handle asserted that he tore his meniscus in training and that’s why he was out of the match. But wait. Is he ready to fight again? Let’s find out.

Tai Tuivasa has an update on his injury

Tai Tuivasa is having a hard time in the UFC. The heavyweight fighter is currently riding a 3-fight-losing streak and he would like to overturn this. Regardless, his health might not help him that much. As mentioned above, Tuivasa just had surgery to remove his torn meniscus. ‘Bam Bam’ in a statement admitted that he had to undergo surgery to fight.

When asked about his preparation for the fight by Ariel Helwani, Tuivasa claimed that he was ready to fight even in the UFC 298 card but played it safe due to his surgery. At the UFC Fight Night 239 media day, Tuivasa claimed that he had some pressure but it’s natural to him.

He said, “There’s always pressure, but it’s no pressure I haven’t seen before. I’ve been here before in my life and infighting. My preparation has been good, so I’m relying on that. Marcin has been around for a long time – I’ve watched him for many years. He’s very experienced. I’m not going to be able to bring anything that he hasn’t seen before. I know his plan is to try to drag me through the rounds and then try to wear me down, I suppose. But this is the heavyweight division and I want to come down and come hard and try to get this job done.”

To give you an interesting stat, the last time Tuivasa was on a three-fight losing streak, he won his next five fights in a five-fight winning streak. Additionally, Tuivasa seems to be in a good mood ahead of his fight.

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‘Bam Bam’ is feeling good about his fight

The Australian is just days away from locking horns with Marcin Tybura and seems like he is ready to take on the UFC veteran. Tuivasa in a separate statement stated that his knee is feeling good ahead of his fight and he might be able to clinch the victory.

In his YouTube handle, Tuivasa stated, “Yeah, it feels good, I’ve got a good team around me and we’ve been doing everything we can to get it sweet, so I’m confident and confident in my team. The knee’s all good it just is what it is, I’m getting old and fat but get better looking every day. Like I said I feel good, I’m confident in my team I’ve got a good team around me, a lot of old school mixed with new school, and just everyone from the area so it’s good to be home training at home around familiar faces and I get to do my daddy duties as well.”

Tuivasa seems to be very much motivated about his fight, however, his knee might give him a hard time. Nonetheless, what’s your opinion about the fight? State your thoughts in the comments below.

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