Exactly 364 days after suffering a bizarre knee injury, Tom Aspinall is coming back to The O2 Arena in London to fight in a UFC main event. This time, the event in question is UFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs. Tybura, taking place on Saturday, July 22, 2023
Tom Aspinall’s brilliant UFC run of five straight wins with four Performance of the Night bonuses ended last year after he suffered a knee injury only 15 seconds into the fight with Curtis Blaydes. Almost exactly one year after, the Englishman has a chance to get back onto the winning track.
He’ll have his fans to support him in London, but beating Marcin Tybura won’t be easy as the Polish fighter is famous for being someone who never backs down.
Tom Aspinall vs. Marcin Tybura Odds
Moneyline Odds
Tom Aspinall -440
Marcin Tybura +340
*Odds taken from Sports Odds Direct on Wednesday, July 19, 2023.
When, Where, and How to Watch?
Place: The O2 Arena, London, England
Date: Saturday, July 22, 2023
Time: 3:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)
How to Watch: ESPN+
He’s one of the best heavyweights on the planet, there’s no arguing about that. Tom Aspinall’s overall record is 12-3, although one of those three losses was the TKO one in the Blaydes fight, in which he practically injured himself.
When it comes to his wins, all of them happened inside the distance. Nine times he won by a KO/TKO, and three times by a submission. What’s also very interesting is that this guy’s never spent more than 9 minutes inside the cage in his professional career.
But there’s a first for everything; maybe that will change this Saturday in London?
Marcin Tybura is a jack of all trades, whose strongest weapon is his resilience. This guy is tough as nails, the evidence being that he’s 7-1 in his last eight fights in which he’s fought some real nasty opponents. In his most recent fight, he defeated Blagoy Ivanov by a unanimous decision, while in the fight before that, he won against Alexander Romanov by a majority decision.
He’s 24-7 overall with four losses inside the distance, each of which was by a KO/TKO. The last time it happened was almost four years ago when Augusto Sakai KO-ed him. But it was back when Sakai was in his prime. In fact, the Brazilian came into the Tybura fight after a win over Andrei Arlovski.
