Marcin Tybura needs to maintain climbing the charts.
The Polish standout can anticipate to see a slight increase in his rating after scoring a first-round submission of Tai Tuivasa on Saturday within the UFC Vegas 88 foremost occasion. Although Tuivasa’s energy punching had Tybura in bother early, Tybura countered together with his wrestling and dominated the battle on the mat earlier than securing a rear-naked choke for the win.
Tybura’s environment friendly victory drew quite a lot of reactions from social media, together with a point out from fellow heavyweight contender Jairzinho Rozenstruik, who appeared to counsel a future matchup.
On the night’s post-fight press convention, Tybura was requested about the potential for combating “Bigi Boy.”
“I sort of really feel like I’ve all the time been a fighter who by no means rejects a battle, however I’m not the one [asking] precisely for him. But when the UFC needs to do it, I’ll agree,” Tybura mentioned. “I’d fairly have somebody greater rating.”
Tybura and Rozenstruik have twice been in line to battle each other. They have been first scheduled to battle at a February 2022 Struggle Night time occasion, then rescheduled for UFC 287 the next April. Sadly for Tybura, an sickness pressured him to withdraw from the competition and the bout is but to be booked a 3rd time.
Evaluating Rozenstruik and Tuivasa’s types, Tybura mentioned {that a} battle with Rozenstruik might play out in related vogue to his UFC Vegas 88 win, however he nonetheless understands why the matchup might occur.
“The factor is I just a little bit owe it to Jairzinho, as a result of our battle was scheduled a 12 months in the past or so and I’ve to reschedule it, after which I pulled out from the battle as a result of I had some well being subject, so which may be the battle,” Tybura mentioned. “I must do it to make it proper for him.”
Tybura bounced again from a disappointing loss to Tom Aspinall this previous July and has now received three of his previous 4 fights. The heavyweight veteran additionally received as a UFC headliner for the primary time.
It was touch-and-go for Tybura early on and he admitted that he could have been too adventurous on the ft at instances, one thing he could wish to keep away from in a future battle with Rozenstruik.
“I truly utilized every little thing we have been engaged on with my staff,” Tybura mentioned. “We have been planning to really feel his energy just a little bit in his standup and each time it could be too dangerous, simply go for wrestling and grappling and it was just a little bit too dangerous due to that reduce and every little thing.
“As soon as the reduce occurred, I simply knew I needed to rush it ahead as a result of I didn’t know the way unhealthy it’s and it’d cease me from combating, so I rushed ahead to take him down and labored actually arduous on the submission as a result of I simply wished to complete him with the punches, however his head could be very arduous. He didn’t care about any of my punches from the again, so coach began yelling to change to a submission and I did.”
