Tai Tuivasa
Tai Anthony Tuivasa (born 16 March 1993) is an Australian professional mixed martial artist.[8] Tuivasa was born in Sydney to an Indigenous Australian (Wiradjuri) mother and a Samoan father.[9] He grew up in the western Sydney suburb of Mount Druitt with 11 siblings,[10][11] and predominantly played rugby league in his youth.He was signed by the professional Sydney Roosters rugby league club in 2010, but gave up playing the sport when he developed a gambling addiction.[13] Tuivasa also fought a couple of MMA mixed rules bouts with Combat 8 promotions.[22] On 13 February 2018 Tuivasa entered the UFC's official rankings for heavyweight fighters, coming in at position 15.[33] However, on 9 April, Dana White, the president of UFC, announced that this event was postponed to a future date.[37] However, Mayes was removed from the fight during the week leading up to the event for undisclosed reasons and was replaced by promotional newcomer Harry Hunsucker.[75][76][77] Tuivasa currently hosts "The Halfcast Podcast", with Tyson Pedro and Andrew Fifita as co-hosts.[citation needed][84] Tuivasa is co-owner of Drink West Brewery with Tyson Pedro and Nathan Cleary.