On Saturday, the UFC staged its second card to be held at The O2 in London, England, this yr. The primary occasion was a heavyweight matchup between Tom Aspinall and Marcin Tybura, with the Manchester native profitable by technical knockout. One other struggle on the cardboard noticed fan favourite Molly McCann fall to a defeat in her dwelling nation.
Within the headliner, Aspinall made fast work of Tybura and regarded higher than ever. The struggle lasted lower than two minutes, because the British heavyweight landed combos to drop and end his opponent through TKO.
Straight down the pipe for Tom Aspinall! Don’t name it a comeback. #UFCLondon pic.twitter.com/qJHusKlqam
— MMANews (@mmanews_com) July 22, 2023
The win places him again on monitor in UFC after being sidelined for practically a yr with an harm. Ranked fifth within the heavyweight division, Aspinall is again within the hunt to struggle for the UFC heavyweight championship.
The divisional champion, Jon Jones, is ready to defend his title in opposition to Stipe Miocic at UFC 295 on Nov. 11. The winner could also be out of motion till a while into 2024. With that, Aspinall might attempt to turn into the primary contender by going through Sergei Pavlovich, who has been thought of subsequent in line for a possibility.
Nonetheless, Aspinall shared after his victory on Saturday that he will probably be in attendance at UFC Struggle Night time: Ciryl Gane vs. Serghei Spivac on Sep 2, and hopes to struggle the victor subsequent.
The co-main occasion noticed Julija Stoliarenko defeat McCann in an upset. She was in a position to get “Meatball” to the bottom early and get the submission win through armbar within the first spherical.
The win over McCann was much-needed for Stoliarenko, as she has had a tough profession in UFC. This brings her win/loss document within the firm to 2-4. A defeat on Saturday might’ve resulted in her spot in UFC being in jeopardy. Fortuitously for the Lithuanian, she pulled off the upset in enemy territory.
It is unclear who she’ll be matched with subsequent, however this win has hopefully given her the boldness to assist her succeed within the girls’s flyweight division.
UFC Struggle Night time: Aspinall vs. Tybura Full Struggle Card Outcomes
Major Card:
Heavyweight Major Occasion: #5 Tom Aspinall def. #10 Marcin Tybura through KO: R1, 1:13Women’s Flyweight Co-Major Occasion: Molly McCann def. Julija Stoliarenko through submission (armbar): R1, 1:55Featherweight: Nathaniel Wooden def. Andre Fili through unanimous resolution (29-28×2, 30-27)Middleweight: #9 (LHW) Paul Craig def.# 14 André Muniz through TKO: R2, 4:40Lightweight: Farès Ziam def. Jai Herbert through unanimous resolution (29–28×2 30–27)Featherweight: Lerone Murphy vs. Joshua Culibao through unanimous resolution (30-26×2, 30-27)Bantamweight: Daniel Marcos def. Davey Grant through cut up resolution (29-28×2, 28-29)
Preliminary card:
Welterweight: Jonny Parsons def. Danny Roberts through TKO: R2, 4.57Lightweight: Joel Alvarez def. Marc Diakiese through submission (D’Arce Choke): R2, 4.26Heavyweight: Mick Parkin def. Jamal Pogues through unanimous resolution (30-27×3)Welterweight: Makhmud Muradov def. Bryan Barberena through unanimous resolution (30-27×3)Girls’s Bantamweight: #4 Ketlen Vieira def. #7 Pannie Kianzad through unanimous resolution (29-28×3)Light-weight: Chris Duncan def. Yanal Ashmouz through unanimous resolution (30-27×2, 29-28)Girls’s Strawweight: Bruna Brasil def. Shauna Bannon through unanimous resolution (29-28×2, 30-27)Flyweight: Jafel Filho def. Daniel Barez through submission (Arm-Triangle Choke): R1, 1:34
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