11 August 2024, Las Vegas.
UFC FIGHT NIGHT: TYBURA VS. SPIVAC 2
OFFICIAL RESULTS
MAIN EVENT
Top ten heavyweights #8 Marcin Tybura and #9 Serghei Spivac ran it back in a rematch four years in the making. They engaged with striking immediately, then Spivac got the takedown, set up an armbar, and quickly got the tap to revenge his earlier loss to Tybura. Spivac said,
“I trained this move a lot, but I was nervous, because for the past three weeks I wasn’t able to train because of an injury. Since our last fight, I’ve gotten much better. This is my time now. I want anybody above me in the rankings.”
CO-MAIN EVENT
A frantic pace and grueling clinch work made for an exciting back and forth match between Damon Jackson and Chepe Mariscal. As the rounds progressed, Jackson began to tire, leaving Mariscal the opportunity to gain positions and land violent ground and pound. Earning the dominant unanimous decision, Mariscal said,
“What’s crazy is that outside of the cage, I’m a different person. In the cage, I’m a reckless dynamite. I wanted less of a grappling match and more of a striking battle, but I came out here and put on a show.”
JAPAN REPRESENT
Toshiomi Kazama, ROAD TO UFC Season 1 bantamweight finalist, out-grappled Charalampos Grigoriou in dominant fashion in the first round, got knocked down and elbowed on the ground in the second, then capitalized on the position to slap on a triangle for the submission win. After the huge comeback victory, Kazama said,
“When I was on the bottom, I knew there was an opportunity to come back, so I was just waiting for that chance. I was able to use my jiu jitsu to tip the scale, so that was great. Everyday I thought, ‘I want to win, I want to win’. I got the win now.”
VIETNAM REPRESENT
Vietnam’s undefeated Quang Le made his UFC debut on short notice against the kicking master Chris Gutierrez, and was on the receiving end of repetitive calf kicks that kept him at bay. Le had strong moments with grappling and striking, but Gutierrez had experience on his side and won by decision via two out of three rounds.
AWARDS
- Performance Of The Night Bonuses:
- Serghei Spivac
- Toshiomi Kazama
- Youssef Zalal
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- MAIN EVENT
- Serghei Spivac defeats Marcin Tybura by submission (armbar) at 1:44 of Round 1
- CO-MAIN EVENT
- Chepe Mariscal defeats Damon Jackson by unanimous decision (30-25, 30-25, 30-26)
- MAIN CARD
- Danny Barlow defeats Nikolay Veretennikov by split decision (29-29, 27-30, 29-28)
- Chris Gutierrez defeats Quang Le by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Yana Santos defeats Chelsea Chandler by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
- Toshiomi Kazama defeats Charalampos Grigoriou by submission (triangle choke) at 1:55 of Round 2
- PRELIMS
- Karol Rosa defeats Pannie Kianzad by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Jhonata Diniz defeats Karl Williams by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
- Youssef Zalal defeats Jarno Errens by submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:52 of Round 1
- Stephanie Luciano defeats Talita Alencar by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
