Tai Tuivasa has signed a new four-fight contract and says he wants to take on UFC heavyweight veteran Stefan Struve in his next fight.

Fresh off a crushing first-round win over Cyril Asker at UFC 221 in Perth in February, Tuivasa will ink a new contract keeping him in the promotion for another four fights.

Currently ranked 14th in the heavyweight division, Tuivasa says he wants someone ranked above him for his next fight.

“I’ll fight anyone in front of me, but not in the top 10 – not until they start paying me,” he told Sporting News.

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“I think I’m worth it. (I'd fight) Stefan Struve, or someone like that.

“Guys that are a bit of a name and not too far ahead.

“I’ll fight anyone in the top 10, but I’ve gotta earn it as well.

“If I knock out my next couple, I’ll be coming for the top 10 for sure. That’s the plan.”

Struve, 30, is a 20-fight UFC veteran, with another 22 professional bouts on his record.

He's coming off two straight losses - to Alexander Volkov and Andrei Arlovski - but owns wins over Antonio 'BigFoot' Silva, Pat Barry and current heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic.

While Tuivasa's two-and-a-half minute battering of tough Frenchman Asker was impressive, his post-fight speech created almost as many headlines.

After earning the knockout, the Western Sydney-based fighter did a shoey and demanded a $50,000 performance bonus. When him and light-heavyweight Tyson Pedro were overlooked, both made their feelings known.

And Tuivasa is still fuming about it.

“You’d be 50 grand dirty too if you didn’t get it,” he said.

“If we had shit fights we’d have given it a rest, but I reckon we did alright. The fans thought it was alright too.

“I think I did pretty well staying close, but of course there’s always more you can do.

“If I see someone hurt, I’m good at capitalising and keeping them hurt.

“I knew going into the fight that he had a hard chin, so I wanted to test it. He was tough – tough as. I knew he was tough after the first little scrap we had and he didn’t drop. I just had to start chopping his body and I knew that one of them would go.”

Back in training after his Perth win, Tuivasa says he wants to keep fighting on this side of the world.

“Singapore in June – I want to keep on this side of the planet,” he said.

“I just want to start pumping it around these ways.

“I’ll go to America soon enough I suppose.”

UFC Fight Night 132 is scheduled for June 23 in Singapore. Fellow Sydney fighters Nadia Kassem and Ashkan Mokhtarian are slated to fight on the card, although no bouts have formally been confirmed.