Marcin
Tybura hasn’t completely shut the door on fighting
Jairzinho
Rozenstruik after submitting
Tai Tuivasa
at
UFC Fight Night 239.
Tybura headlined card opposite “Bam Bam,” which also marked the
Polish heavyweight’s fourth outing at the UFC Apex. Tybura
maintained his perfect Apex record by submitting Tuivasa in the
first round after surviving an early onslaught. Tybura got the
finish with a rear-naked choke after raining down a barrage of
punches on Tuivasa. Tybura admitted to being surprised by the
Australian’s durability during the post-fight press conference.
“For sure, the toughness,” Tybura said. “I was on his back and
hitting hard there. I don’t know how many punches [that was], but I
was feeling like [they were] pretty heavy. And he didn’t care about
them at all. He didn’t look like that’ll be changing anything for
him, he’ll be still here defending himself. But I knew he’s very
tough. I knew he’d be there til the end, til I make him quit.”
Jairzinho
Rozenstruik called out Tybura in the immediate aftermath of the
fight. Rozenstruik and Tybura were originally slated to meet at a
UFC Fight Night event in February 2022 before the bout was moved to
UFC 273 in April 2022. However, Tybura pulled out of the matchup at
the last minute, citing an illness despite having made weight.