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Tai Tuivasa Joins American Top Team Ahead of UFC 331

Tuivasa calls the Florida move a full‑camp reset meant to stop his seven‑fight losing streak with the Sept. 19 bout set as the test of its effectiveness.

Overview

  • Multiple outlets and Tuivasa’s own posts reported Thursday that the Australian heavyweight has relocated to American Top Team in South Florida and is documenting the change on Instagram.
  • Tuivasa says he is training with heavyweight Renan Ferreira and attending classes with several ATT coaches to add new techniques and structure to his camp.
  • He enters the change on a seven‑fight losing streak that ties B.J. Penn for the second‑longest skid in UFC history and has not won since his Feb. 2022 knockout of Derrick Lewis.
  • Tuivasa is booked to fight Cuban knockout artist Robelis Despaigne at UFC 331 on Sept. 19 in Los Angeles, a stylistic matchup that will quickly gauge whether the gym reset produced measurable improvement.
  • Reporters frame the ATT move as a high‑stakes attempt to preserve Tuivasa’s UFC standing and marketability, and a loss on Sept. 19 could sharply increase pressure on his place in the promotion.