40 Facts About Marcin Tybura

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Marcin Tybura was born on November 9,1985 and is a Polish professional mixed martial artist.

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Marcin Tybura currently competes in the Heavyweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

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Marcin Tybura began training in 2006 after a friend introduced him to the sport.

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Marcin Tybura made his professional debut on November 5,2011, against Robert Marcok, whom he beat by a rear-naked choke.

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Marcin Tybura won his next five fights on the Polish MMA circuit, most notably defeating the future UFC heavyweight Adam Wieczorek by a unanimous decision.

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Marcin Tybura's last fight at the regional level was a third-round TKO of Krystian Kopytowski at Gladiator Arena 4.

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In 2013, Marcin Tybura signed with the Russian based M-1 Global promotion.

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Marcin Tybura won the fight by TKO, after Komkin retired from the bout at the end of the first round.

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Marcin Tybura was then scheduled to fight Chaban Ka at M-1 Challenge 41, in a Heavyweight Grand Prix Semifinal.

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At M-1 Challenge 50, Marcin Tybura fought Damian Grabowski in the M-1 Heavyweight Grand Prix finals.

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Marcin Tybura submitted Grabowski with a north-south choke 88 seconds into the first round, to become the M-1 Heavyweight champion.

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Marcin Tybura was scheduled to make his first title defense against Denis Smoldarev at M-1 Challenge 53.

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Marcin Tybura came into the fight with a 10 kilogram weight advantage.

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Marcin Tybura suffered the first loss of his professional career, as Puetz was awarded the TKO win.

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Marcin Tybura made his promotional debut April 10,2016 against Timothy Johnson at UFC Fight Night 86.

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Marcin Tybura next faced Viktor Pesta on August 6,2016 at UFC Fight Night 92.

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Marcin Tybura won the fight via KO, earning a Performance of the Night bonus in the process.

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Marcin Tybura faced Luis Henrique and won the fight via TKO in the third round.

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Marcin Tybura faced Andrei Arlovski on June 17,2017 at UFC Fight Night 111.

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Marcin Tybura won the fight by unanimous decision.

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Marcin Tybura was supposed to face Mark Hunt on November 19,2017 at UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Marcin Tybura.

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Marcin Tybura faced Derrick Lewis on February 18,2018 at UFC Fight Night 126.

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Marcin Tybura faced Stefan Struve on July 22,2018 at UFC Fight Night 134.

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Marcin Tybura faced Shamil Abdurakhimov on April 20,2019 at UFC Fight Night 149.

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Marcin Tybura lost the fight via TKO in the second round.

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Marcin Tybura faced Augusto Sakai on September 14,2019 at UFC on ESPN+ 16.

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Marcin Tybura lost the fight via knockout in the first round.

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Marcin Tybura faced Sergey Spivak on February 29,2020 at UFC Fight Night 169.

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Marcin Tybura was expected to face Alexander Romanov on July 11,2020 at UFC 251.

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Marcin Tybura faced Ben Rothwell on October 11,2020 at UFC Fight Night 179.

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Marcin Tybura faced Greg Hardy on December 19,2020 at UFC Fight Night 183.

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Marcin Tybura won the fight in the second round via a technical knockout.

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Marcin Tybura was scheduled to face Blagoy Ivanov on March 27,2021 at UFC 260.

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Marcin Tybura was then scheduled to face Walt Harris on June 5,2021 at UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs Sakai.

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Marcin Tybura faced Alexander Volkov on October 30,2021 at UFC 267.

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Marcin Tybura was scheduled to face Jairzinho Rozenstruik on February 26,2022 at UFC Fight Night 202.

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However, the bout was pulled from the card after Marcin Tybura withdrew due to an undisclosed illness.

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Marcin Tybura faced Alexander Romanov on August 20,2022 at UFC 278.

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Marcin Tybura faced Blagoy Ivanov on February 4,2023 at UFC Fight Night 218.

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Marcin Tybura was scheduled to face Tom Aspinall on July 22,2023 at UFC on ESPN 49.