Tom Aspinall opened with a huge head kick which landed on Marcin Tybura and nearly ended the fight right there but Tybura was able to recover and the round continued.
But just seconds later Aspinall finished the job, eating literally zero strikes for a homecoming like no other.
“It’s been a really tough year for me,” Aspinall said after the fight. “I’m not going to say I’m back because I’m a new person.”
Aspinall was looking to make a triumphant return at home after suffering a devastating knee injury one year prior.
EASY WORK for @AspinallMMA ????
He gets the finish in the first round! #UFCLondon pic.twitter.com/TtKd6uUR3f
— UFC (@ufc) July 22, 2023
Tybura was looking to stop the homecoming sob story and extend his win streak to three on his journey to get closer to the UFC title.
Aspinall said it was tough to fight Tybura as he thinks of him as a “real nice guy.”
He said he wanted to fight the winner of Ciryl Gane vs. Sergey Spivak and then fight UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones.