Tom Aspinall vs. Marcin Tybura to Headline UFC on ESPN 49 in London

Tom Aspinall’s return from a horrific knee injury is set to take place in the same venue where it was inflicted last year.



On Wednesday, the Ultimate Fighting Championship announced that Aspinall (12-3, 5-1 UFC) will headline UFC on ESPN 49 on July 22 in London against Marcin Tybura. Aspinall was vocal about his intentions to return in July after a year on the sidelines as he called out Tybura during the UFC 286 fight week in March. The Nevada-based promotion granted his wish, offering Aspinall his third main event booking, all of which have taken place in his native U.K.

BREAKING: Your #UFCLondon heavyweight main event is signed!!

@AspinallMMA vs @MarcinTybura

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— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) May 10, 2023

Aspinall’s last outing ended in misery, as he suffered a freak knee injury 15 seconds into his clash with Curtis Blaydes in the UFC Fight Night 208 headliner last July in London. Prior to that loss, his first under the UFC banner, the Team Kaobon representative had been quickly climbing the rankings as he compiled an eight-bout winning streak, including his first five Octagon outings.

Tybura (24-7, 11-6 UFC) is arguably in the best moment of his career. The Polish fighter is 7-1 in his latest Octagon appearances, with a sole loss at the hands of Alexander Volkov at UFC 267 in October 2021. Among his many victims, “Tybur” has defeated Ben Rothwell, Walt Harris and Alexander Romanov. Most recently, Tybura outpointed Blagoy Ivanov on all scorecards at UFC Fight Night 218.

UFC on ESPN 49 goes down at the O2 Arena in London, England, on July 22. The event will also feature a women’s bantamweight affair between Ketlen Vieira and Pannie Kianzad, and a featherweight tilt involving Lerone Murphy and Joshua Culibao.