UFC heavyweight phenom Tom Aspinall will (finally) return from knee surgery to throw down against fellow 265-pound bruiser Marcin Tybura atop the UFC London fight card TODAY (Sat., July 22, 2023) inside The O2 in London, England.
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The surgically-repaired Aspinall (12-3) has not competed since a technical knockout loss to Curtis Blaydes in summer 2022, a bout that ended in just 15 seconds after the former BAMMA banger blew out his knee. As for Tybura (24-7), ranked five spots below Aspinall at No. 10, he’s currently the winner of two straight. After outpointing Alexander Romanov at UFC 278, “Tybur” captured a decision win over Blagoy Ivanov at UFC Vegas 68.
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