- Tai Tuivasa reveals his enormous weight gain
- UFC star is now well over the HW division’s limit
Australian UFC heavyweight Tai ‘Bam Bam’ Tuivasa has left fans stunned by causally revealing that he now weighs 140 kg – while sparking up a joint during a hilarious live interview.
Tuivasa, who is known for drinking beer from fans’ shoes after winning bouts with his explosive knockout power, says he’s keen to get back in the gym after a hiatus from the sport.
The 32-year-old, who has a history of ballooning up in weight between fights, has revealed he’s now around 27 kilograms (60 pounds) above the UFC’s heavyweight limit.
‘I’m aiming [to return] for the start of next year,’ he said on The Ariel Helwani Show.
‘I need to – look at me!’
‘I need to get back in the gym, I need to get fit.’
Aussie UFC star Tai Tuivasa has revealed that he now weighs 140 kg
The heavyweight slugger is now 27 kilograms above the maximum weight for his division
Tuivasa explained that the food he was eating in America is not helping his fitness plans.
‘I’d be 140 (kgs), easy,’ he admitted.
The Australian cult hero owns Sydney’s Drink West beer business with NRL superstar Nathan Cleary and octagon star turned pro boxer Tyson Pedro – and is currently trying to grab a slice of America’s lucrative legal marijuana trade.
In 2024, he launched his marijuana company, Bam Bam Budz, and has been working hard promoting it ever since.
Fight fans were not completely shocked on Thursday when the Sydney slugger lit up a joint during the interview with Helwani.
‘The best part of this is you lighting up the joint while correcting me,’ remarked Helwani.
Helwani later joked on X that he got a ‘contact high’ from the conversation.
The American legal marijuana market was valued at $US15billion in 2022 and is projected to grow strongly.
Tuivasa explained that the food he has been eating in America hasn’t been kind to his waistline
Tuivasa hopes to be back in the Octagon again in early 2025
Drink West beer unashamedly celebrates its western Sydney heritage, which is a big part of Tuivasa’s life.
‘I represent the west, I represent houso kids, that’s my testament. Have a crack, you’re either going to lose or win,’ Tuivasa told Daily Mail Australia shortly after the brewery opened.
‘We represent normal people, normal workers. I’m a normal c***. Of course I’m famous, but if you be a d***head to me I’ll slap you in the mouth.’
