A new heavyweight bout has been added to the Oct. 24 pay-per-view as Stefan Struve will step into the octagon against Tai Tuvasa at UFC 254.
Struve is looking to regain some serious momentum as the heavyweight has lost four out of his last five fights. While the veteran does own a victory over Marcos Rogério de Lima at UFC Fight Night 145, Struve failed to beat Alexander Volkov, Andrei Arlovski, Marcin Tybura, and most recently, Ben Rothwell. Struve’s professional record currently stands at 29 wins and 12 losses.
Tuivasa is in need of a win as the heavyweight is currently in the midst of a three-fight losing streak, dropping bouts to Junior Dos Santos, Blagoy Ivanov, and Sergey Spivak. Since joining the UFC in 2017, the Australia native has won three out of his six fights, with his biggest win coming over former UFC Heavyweight Champion Andrei Arlovski. Tuivasa’s professional record currently stands at 9 wins and 3 losses.
UFC 254 is headlined by a lightweight title bout between undisputed champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and interim champion Justin Gaethje. Check out the updated line-up below:
UFC Lightweight Champion Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. UFC Interim Lightweight Titleholder Justin Gaethje
Robert Whittaker vs. Jared Cannonier
Walt Harris vs. Alexander Volkov
Rafael dos Anjos vs. Islam Makhachev
Cynthia Calvillo vs. Lauren Murphy
Ion Cutelaba vs. Magomed Ankalaev
Stefan Struve vs. Tai Tuivasa
Sergey Morozov vs. Umar Nurmagomedov
Liana Jojua vs. Miranda Maverick
Sam Alvey vs. Da Un Jung
Phil Hawes vs. Jacob Malkoun