Tai Tuivasa wants to share the cage with the man widely considered the greatest heavyweight of all time. Tuivasa, who stormed up the heavyweight rankings when he knocked out former title challenger Derrick Lewis at UFC 271, is looking to take a big step forward by facing former two-time UFC champion Stipe Miocic . Having won his past five in a row all by knockout, Tuivasa (15-3 MMA, 8-3 UFC) finds himself perhaps one win away from a title shot and sees Miocic (20-4 MMA, 14-4 UFC) as the perfect opponent. “It’s definitely a fight that I think should be up next, or especially it’s the fight I want,” Tuivasa told MMA Junkie. “I think the other guys around the clock, I think we’re gonna be around for a few more years and out of respect, I think I would love to share the ring with him, and I think I’m up there for a chance of it, so why not

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Tai Tuivasa eyes UFC fight with Stipe Miocic in July: ‘I’d definitely love to challenge myself against him’ – MMA Junkie

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