LAS VEGAS – Marcin Tybura received referred to as out by Jairzinho Rozenstruik contemporary off his return to the win column.
The veteran heavyweight picked up a submission win over Tai Tuivasa (15-7 MMA, 8-7 UFC) pm Saturday in the primary occasion of UFC Struggle Evening 239 on the UFC Apex. The victory was a bounce again from his TKO loss to now-interim champion Tom Aspinall in July 2023. Simply minutes after the win, Rozenstruik referred to as out Tybura (25-8 MMA, 12-7 UFC) for a combat.
“I type of really feel like I’ve all the time been a fighter who doesn’t reject fights, so if the UFC (needs it),” Tybura stated when requested about Rosenstruik’s callout on the UFC Struggle Evening 239 post-fight press convention. “I’m not precisely one to reply, but when the UFC needs to do it, I’ll agree. However I’d fairly have somebody greater ranked.”
Tybura and Rozenstruik do have some historical past. They have been purported to combat in January 2022, however their combat was moved to some months later. Weeks earlier than the matchup, although, Tybura withdrew from the combat on account of harm.
Tybura thinks a combat with Rozenstruik would go similar to his first-round submission of Tuivasa.
“The factor is that I owe it a bit bit to Jairzinho as a result of our combat was scheduled a 12 months in the past or so, and I needed to reschedule it, after which I pulled out from the combat as a result of I had some well being points. In order that’s perhaps the combat I should do.”
Tybura is open to combat Rozenstruik, however he’s actually hoping to get somebody greater ranked. He has no particular identify in thoughts, however simply needs somebody forward of him.
“I didn’t deliver any identify as a result of I actually simply wished to give attention to this one and get again within the win column, so proper now I don’t have anybody in my thoughts,” Tybura stated. “However anybody within the high 10 could be nice. Proper now it’s extra like a celebration, and that’s it.”
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