Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2024-03-16, good mma bout: Tai Tuivasa vs Marcin Tybura gets three stars (Ufc Performance of the Night).Tybura vs Tuivasa is scheduled to take place Saturday, March 16th, at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas (Nevada, United States), in a 5-round heavyweight (265 lbs, 120 kg) bout; it is the main event of UFC Vegas 88 (also known as UFC Fight Night 239 or UFC on ESPN+ 97). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Tai Tuivasa record
Tai Tuivasa entered this fight with a professional mma record of 14-6-0 (93% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.10 heavyweight in the world.
The last time he won a fight was against Derrick Lewis in 2022 (Derrick Lewis vs Tai Tuivasa), then he has lost three bouts: with Ciryl Gane (Ciryl Gane vs Tai Tuivasa), Sergei Pavlovich (Tai Tuivasa vs Sergei Pavlovich) and Alexander Volkov (Alexander Volkov vs Tai Tuivasa).
Marcin Tybura record
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj and former M-1 Global Hw champion Marcin Tybura, has an official record of 24-8-0 (62% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.16 in the heavyweight division.
In his last three matches he has beat Alexander Romanov (Marcin Tybura vs Alexander Romanov) and Blagoy Ivanov (Marcin Tybura vs Blagoy Ivanov) but then he has lost to Tom Aspinall (Tom Aspinall vs Marcin Tybura).
Fight card
Here is the UFC Vegas 88 full fight card (we are going to update it after the weigh-in):
MAIN CARD (live on ESPN+)
Tai Tuivasa vs Marcin Tybura
Bryan Battle vs Ange Loosa
Kennedy Nzechukwu vs Ovince St Preux
Christian Rodriguez vs Isaac Dulgarian
Pannie Kianzad vs Macy Chiasson 2
Gerald Meerschaert vs Bryan Barberena
PRELIMINARY CARD (live on ESPN+)
Natan Levy vs Mike Davis
Josiane Nunes vs Chelsea Chandler
Ode Osbourne vs Jafel Filho
Joshua Culibao vs Danny Silva
Cory McKenna vs Jaqueline Amorim
Thiago Moises vs Mitch Ramirez
Charalampos Grigoriou vs Chad Anheliger
Pre-fight press conference
Watch for free the UFC Vegas 88 pre-fight press conference, featuring Marcin Tybura and Tai Tuivasa!
Weigh-in
Watch the videos of UFC Vegas 88: Tuivasa vs Tybura weigh-in and faceoffs from the official Ufc Youtube channel!
Full fight video / highlights
Here we are going to post a selection of the best videos about the bout Tai Tuivasa vs Marcin Tybura as soon as the match ends. If you have seen the full fight you can rate it at the bottom of this post. (All videos are hosted on free video platforms such as Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook, etc. and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights.com)
Official highlights
Result
Who won Tuivasa vs Tybura fight?
Marcin Tybura defeated Tai Tuivasa via submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:08, round 1.
Post-fight interview
Listen the words of the winner or the two fighters after their bout, here is the UFC Vegas 88 post-fight octagon interview of Tai Tuivasa and Marcin Tybura.
Post-fight press conference
Watch and listen the official UFC Vegas 88 post-fight press conference video, headlined by the main event Marcin Tybura and Tai Tuivasa (free live stream from the UFC – Ultimate Fighting Championship Youtube channel).
Bonus awards
UFC Vegas 88 Fight of the Night: no bonus awarded
UFC Vegas 88 Performance of the Night: Marcin Tybura, Macy Chiasson, Jafel Filho, Jaqueline Amorim
