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Tai Tuivasa Doesn’t Care Where UFC 225 Win Puts Him in the Rankings
Tai Tuivasa spoke with reporters after his UFC 225 win over Andrei Arlovski. Highlights are below per MMAjunkie
On beating Arlovski by decision: “I’m a professional athlete. People ask a f**king stupid question: ‘What if it goes to the second round or the third?’ But I don’t train for two minutes. I train for five fives. And I did well. I think I did well.”
On coming out to Celine Dion’s ‘My Heart Will Go On’: “It’s a f**king hit. I like to walk out to good songs. I’ve always done that, since I started my fighting. I listen to slow music, in general. And f-ck, ‘My Heart Will Go On,’ it’s a hit. You see the crowd? Everyone’s watched Jack.”
On where the fight places him in the rankings: “I don’t give a s**t. It obviously puts me wherever – where does it put me? I don’t know. But I’m think I’m in the top-10 now. That’s good s**t. That’s f**king mad. You never think someone where I’m from would get to the top 10 of the UFC, but I’m just very happy and grateful to be here. But, like I said, I like to put on a good show, and I’d like to continue doing that.”
On the longer fight: “It gives me more of a fight to look at. I don’t watch other people’s performances, I don’t want other people fight. I like to watch my own fights. And now I get to watch three rounds of it, and I can guarantee my next fight will be more exciting and more to show.”