March 16, 2024 11:30 pm ET
LAS VEGAS– Marcin Tybura got called out by Jairzinho Rozenstruik fresh off his go back to the win column.
The veteran heavyweight got a submission win over Tai Tuivasa (15-7 MMA, 8-7 UFC) pm Saturday in the primary occasion of UFC Fight Night 239 at the UFC Apex. The success was a recuperate from his TKO loss to now-interim champ Tom Aspinall in July 2023. Simply minutes after the win, Rozenstruik called out Tybura (25-8 MMA, 12-7 UFC) for a battle.
“I sort of seem like I’ve constantly been a fighter who does not turn down battles, so if the UFC (desires it),” Tybura stated when inquired about Rosenstruik’s callout at the UFC Fight Night 239 post-fight interview. “I’m not precisely one to react, however if the UFC wishes to do it, I will concur. I ‘d rather have somebody greater ranked.”
Tybura and Rozenstruik do have some history. They were expected to combat in January 2022, however their battle was transferred to a couple of months later on. Weeks before the match, however, Tybura withdrew from the battle due to injury.
Tybura believes a battle with Rozenstruik would go really comparable to his first-round submission of Tuivasa.
“The thing is that I owe it a bit to Jairzinho due to the fact that our battle was arranged a year ago approximately, and I needed to reschedule it, and after that I took out from the battle since I had some health problems. That’s possibly the battle I will have to do.”
Tybura is open to combat Rozenstruik, however he’s truly wishing to get somebody greater ranked. He has no particular name in mind, however simply desires somebody ahead of him.
“I didn’t bring any name due to the fact that I truly simply wished to concentrate on this one and return in the win column, so today I do not have anybody in my mind,” Tybura stated. “But anybody in the leading 10 would be terrific. Now it’s more like an event, and that’s it.”
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