Check out all the best faceoffs and staredowns from today’s UFC London ceremonial weigh-ins from The O2 in England.
Tom Aspinall tried to get into Marcin Tybura’s head during their UFC London faceoff inside The O2 this afternoon (Fri., July 21, 2023), but “Tybur” didn’t react at all to the British fighter’s deke out.
The two heavyweights are set to clash tomorrow afternoon (Sat., July 22, 2023) in a fight with major implications for the division. UFC President, Dana White, has suggested an impressive performance from Aspinall could earn him dibs on the winner of the upcoming Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic fight at UFC 295 in November.
A shot at the title is all Aspinall has been dreaming of for the past 12 months. He’s been sidelined with a bad knee injury, and has spent his recovery time overhauling his life and training situation to start living the life of a champion.
He’ll have to get past Tybura to have a chance at a shot. Tybura is 7-1 in his past 8 but hasn’t faced anyone as high up the rankings as Tom Aspinall. He certainly doesn’t seem phased by the challenge, as their face-off showed.
The heavyweights collide in the O2 tomorrow @AspinallMMA vs @MarcinTybura#UFCLondon | 3 | Live on @ESPNPlus pic.twitter.com/STPhVWLGmO
— UFC (@ufc) July 21, 2023
Ready to right the wrongs @AspinallMMA faces off with @MarcinTybura #UFCLondon | Live on TNT Sports | @discoveryplusUK pic.twitter.com/B3o4wYEDD2
— UFC on TNT Sports (@ufcontnt) July 21, 2023
THE RETURN IS IMMINENT! #UFCLondon pic.twitter.com/yTtIh0Kgdn
— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) July 21, 2023
Checkout some of the other face-offs of note from UFC London’s 15-bout fight card below:
“Meatball” Molly McCann came in hot for her faceoff against Julija Stoliarenko, pressing noses with the Lithuanian submission specialist.
Get your bevvys ready!
@MeatballMolly brings the party to the O2 once again when she welcomes @JulijaMMA_LT to flyweight! #UFCLondon pic.twitter.com/KpLK8uas68— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) July 21, 2023
Davey Grant was all smiles as he looks to earn three wins in a row with a victory over Daniel Marcos.
.@DaveyGrantMMA is back on British soil and he is loving it #UFCLondon | Live on TNT Sports | @discoveryplusuk pic.twitter.com/48maTxDFjZ
— UFC on TNT Sports (@ufcontnt) July 21, 2023
Paul Craig hulked out in his classic blue “Braveheart” facepaint, but it didn’t faze Andre Muniz in the slightest.
The slimmest, trimmest, most deadly Paul Craig we’ve ever seen!
@PCraigMMA joins middleweight at the deep end in a grappler’s showcase against @AndreMunizUFC! #UFCLondon pic.twitter.com/9oibRJnduQ
— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) July 21, 2023
Featherweight prospect, Lerone Murphy, is looking calm and collected as he prepares to face Josh Culibao.
The undefeated Miracle!
@LeroneMurphy aiming to go 2-0 at the O2 vs. the travelling @CulibaoMMA! #UFCLondon pic.twitter.com/BLlqyFRF5s
— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) July 21, 2023
Ketlen Vieira and Pannie Kianzad shared a fistbump for respect before getting right in each other’s faces for their women’s Bantamweight scrap.
Se a encarada quer dizer alguma coisa… @KetlenVieiraUFC enfrenta @PannieKianzad no #UFCLondres!
[ Apresentado por @Stake | Sábado (22) | 13h | Ao vivo no @UFCFightPassBR – assine em https://t.co/iAvMFO4Ruy ] pic.twitter.com/KOUwTjkJZK
— UFC Brasil (@UFCBrasil) July 21, 2023
And talented Irish prospect, Shauna Bannon, was clearly excited for her first ceremonial weigh-ins, sharing a smile and a wave with the friendly crowd. She had some words for her opponent, Bruna Brasil, who responded with nothing but a curt nod.
Mama B on the big stage!
@ShaunaBannon5 looks to cap off a huge week for Irish MMA as she makes her Octagon debut vs. @BrunaBrasilMMA! #UFCLondon pic.twitter.com/XdePm0gqsB— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) July 21, 2023
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