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Augusto Sakai VS TAI TUIVASA Facts
When is UFC 269? Sunday, December 12, 2021-starting at 01:00 (UK)
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Augusto Sakai VS TAI TUIVASA Inside Story
After winning his first four UFC games, Augusto Sakai (15-3-1) flew high in six consecutive victories. He defeated Chase Sherman (2018) in his debut, and then collected three impressive scalps-Andrei Alovsky (2019) decided by split, Marcin Tybura (2019) Through the knockouts, Blagoi Ivanov (2020) decided through a split. However, he did not win the more intense competition and was eliminated by Alistair Overeem (2020) and Jairzinho Rozenstruik (2021).
Tai Tuivasa (12-3) hopes to lose three consecutive games for Sakai. After experiencing his own three-game slip a few years ago, he has stepped up the game and returned to his way of winning with three consecutive knockout games. He lost to Junior dos Santos (2018), Blagoy Ivanov (2019) and Sergey Spivak (2019) were sent, and Stefan Struve (2020), Harry Hunsucker (2021) and Greg Hardy (2021) were sent in response
Augusto Sakai VS TAI TUIVASA Forecast
This will be a tense and eye-catching battle, and the speed will depend on Tuivasa. For his size, Sakai has good athletic ability, but he hesitated after losing to Overeem. He waited for Rosenstruck to press the action, and with his power, it was only a matter of time before the Suriname native turned off the lights.
If he hesitates again, Tuivasa will use his athleticism and vitality to profit like a predator. The Australians also regained their confidence, which is bad news for Sakai. If the Brazilian can kick out the gate with his legs to slow Tuwasa's speed and strengthen his grip, he can exhaust him and run out of gas tanks.
However, we feel that the speed and power advantage of "Bam Bam" is too much for Sakai. If his energy burst time is right, he will walk away in the 12th knockout round.
Prediction: Tuivasa passes KO/TKO-click here to get the welcome offer of PARIMATCH (Bet £5 and get £30 bonus!)