Ranked heavyweights will look to rebound at UFC 298.
Tai Tuivasa(14-6 MMA, 8-6 UFC) takes on Marcin Tybura (24-8 MMA, 11-7 UFC) on Feb. 17 at Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., with a main card that airs on pay-per-view following prelims expected on ESPN and ESPN+., promotion officials announced Tuesday.
Bam Bam is 𝗕𝗔𝗖𝗞!
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— UFC_AUSNZ (@UFC_AUSNZ) December 12, 2023
Tuivasa will aim to snap a three-fight losing skid, which most recently added a submission loss to Alexander Volkov at UFC 293 in September. Prior to that, “Bam Bam” was on a five-fight knockout streak, including a stoppage of former title challenger Derrick Lewis.
Tybura is also coming off a stoppage loss. After winning seven of his past eight, the Polish fighter suffered a first-round TKO to current interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall at UFC Fight Night 224.
The latest UFC 298 lineup now includes:
- Alexander Volkanovski vs. Ilia Topuria – for featherweight title
- Henry Cejudo vs. Merab Dvalishvili
- Danny Barlow vs. Yusaku Kinoshita
- Zhang Mingyang vs. Brendson Ribeiro
- Marcos Rogerio vs. Justin Tafa
- Andrea Lee vs. Miranda Maverick
- Ikram Aliskerov vs. Anthony Hernandez
- Tai Tuivasa vs. Marcin Tybura
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