VIDEO: Tom Aspinall Stops Marcin Tybura At UFC Fight Night In London
Drew Beaupré
The UFC returned to London’s O2 Arena for an event that was loaded with local talent and topped by a heavyweight clash between Tom Aspinall and Marcin Tybura.
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It had been a full year since Aspinall headlined the UFC’s last Fight Night event in London and injured his knee in 15 seconds, but the 30-year-old made a triumphant return by stopping the #10-ranked Tybura with strikes in just over a minute.
Fan favorite Molly McCann attempted to rebound from a first-round loss to Erin Blanchfield when she took on Julija Stoliarenko in the night’s co-main event, however Stoliarenko ended up silencing the London crowd when she handed "Meatball" another submission loss with a first-round armbar.
The main card also included Nathaniel Wood winning a decision over Andre Fili after a wild fight that saw both men score knockdowns, as well as Paul Craig making his successful middleweight debut with a second-round finish against Andre Muniz.
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You can find highlights from the event below, as well as the full results for every fight.
Jafel Filho def. Daniel Barez
Joel Alvarez def. Marc Diakiese
Jonny Parsons def. Danny Roberts
Paul Craig def. Andre Muniz
Julija Stoliarenko def. Molly McCann
Tom Aspinall def. Marcin Tybura
Main Card (ESPN+, 3 p.m. ET)
• Main Event: Tom Aspinall def. Marcin Tybura via TKO: R1, 1:13
• Co-Main Event: Julija Stoliarenko def. Molly McCann via Submission (Armbar): R1, 1:55
• Nathaniel Wood def. Andre Fili via Unanimous Decision (29-28x3)
• Paul Craig def. Andre Muniz via TKO: R2, 4:40
• Fares Ziam def. Jai Herbert via Unanimous Decision (29-28x2, 30-27)
• Lerone Murphy def. Joshua Culibao via Unanimous Decision (30-26x2, 30-27)
• Daniel Marcos def. Davey Grant via Split Decision (29-28x2, 28-29)
Preliminary Card (ESPN+, 12 p.m. ET)
• Jonny Parsons def. Danny Roberts via TKO: R2, 4:57
• Joel Alvarez def. Marc Diakiese via Submission (D'Arce Choke): R2, 4:26
• Mick Parkin def. Jamal Pogues via Unanimous Decision (30-27x3)
• Makhmud Muradov def. Bryan Barberena via Unanimous Decision (30-27x3)
• Ketlen Viera def. Pannie Kianzad via Unanimous Decision (29-28x3)
• Chris Duncan def. Yanal Ashmouz via Unanimous Decision (30-27x2, 29-28)
• Bruna Brasil def. Shauna Bannon via Unanimous Decision (29-28x2, 30-27)
• Jafel Filho def. Daniel Barez via Submission (Arm Triangle Choke): R1, 1:34
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