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Western Sydney heavyweight Tai 'Bam Bam' Tuivasa is readying himself for a showdown with Ciryl Gane in the biggest fight of his career on September 3 - and in bad news for the French UFC star, he hasn't touched a drop of alcohol as he prepares.
The big-drinking KO king who is riding a five-fight win streak says he doesn't touch the hard stuff at all while he is training, but can't wait to crack a few beers once the fight is over.
'I'm a man of extremes,' laughs the 28-year-old who is known for doing shoeys in the Octagon.
'I can't have one or two [drinks] or something small. It's not in me. I go cold turkey during camp and then make up for it in the first three days after the fight.'
Tai Tuivasa celebrates victory in the Octagon with a shoey after knocking out Derrick Lewis at UFC 271
Tai Tuivasa exchanges punches before knocking out Augusto Sakai at UFC 269 in 2021
The proud western Sydney local, who now owns a brewery in Penrith, is quickly becoming one of the most popular fighters on the planet - with well-known MMA pundit Chael Sonnen recently dubbing him 'the biggest star at heavyweight'.
Tuivasa accepts Sonnen's statement as a point of fact.
'Well, he wouldn't be wrong - but it's a pretty cool shout out all the same,' he said.
Tuivasa - who told Daily Mail Australia he didn't mind being called the
