Popular heavyweight on 6-fight skid added to UFC Perth lineup

Tai
Tuivasa has lost six straight UFC appearances | Getty/UFC

The
UFC can’t quit Tai
Tuivasa.

Despite being in the midst of a six-bout losing streak, the
Australian heavyweight will get another shot in the Octagon when he
faces Sean Sharaf
at UFC Perth
on May 2. The Las Vegas-based promotion announced the booking over
the weekend.

Tuivasa returned following a nearly year-and-a-half hiatus at

UFC 325, where he dropped a lackluster unanimous decision to
Tallison
Teixeira on Jan. 31. That extended his losing streak to six, a
slump that also includes setbacks to Jarizinho Rozenstruik,
Marcin
Tybura, Alexander
Volkov, Sergei
Pavlovich and Ciryl Gane.
“Bam Bam” emerged as a popular figure thanks to a number of
knockout victories earlier in his UFC tenure along with his
penchant for enjoying post-fight “shoeys.”

Sharaf made his promotional debut with just a 4-0 professional
record. He has since suffered technical knockout losses against
Justin
Tafa and Steven
Asplund in his first two UFC appearances.

Additional Fights Confirmed

Several other bouts were also announced for UFC Perth: Jacob
Malkoun vs. Gerald
Meerschaert at middleweight; Kevin
Christian vs. Junior Tafa
at light heavyweight and Robert
Bryczek vs. Cam Rowston at middleweight.

UFC Perth — also known as UFC Fight Night 275 — takes place at RAC
Arena in Perth, Australia, and is headlined by a welterweight scrap
between Jack
Della Maddalena and Carlos
Prates.