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Marcin Tybura taps Tai Tuivasa in exciting heavyweight headliner – UFC Vegas 88 Highlights

Marcin Tybura taps Tai Tuivasa in exciting heavyweight headliner - UFC Vegas 88 HighlightsMarcin Tybura and Tai Tuivasa delivered a short, but entertaining main event at UFC Vegas 88 on Saturday night….

Marcin Tybura taps Tai Tuivasa in exciting heavyweight headliner - UFC Vegas 88 Highlights

Marcin Tybura and Tai Tuivasa delivered a short, but entertaining main event at UFC Vegas 88 on Saturday night.

Stepping into the Octagon looking to climb back into the win column, Tybura faced some early adversity as Tuivasa let his hands go from the get-go. Already bleeding from a well-placed elbow, the Polish powerhouse was determined to close the distance and put his ground game to work. Tybura did exactly that, backing Tuivasa to the cage wall and eventually taking down the big man.

Once on the mat, it was just a matter of time before Tybura would sink in a choke. With less than a minute to go, Tybura cinched his arm under the chin of Tuivasa and squeezed, forcing tap out with 52 seconds left in the opening round.

Marcin Tybura

Official Result: Marcin Tybura def. Tai Tuivasa via submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:08 of Round 1.

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Bryan Battle and Ange Loosa get into near-brawl after their fight ends in a no contest – UFC Vegas 88 Highlights

Bryan Battle and Ange Loosa had to be separated after their fight ended in a no contest - UFC Vegas 88 HighlightsThings got intense between Bryan Battle and Ange Loosa following their co-main event at UFC Vegas 88. After the…

Bryan Battle and Ange Loosa had to be separated after their fight ended in a no contest - UFC Vegas 88 Highlights

Things got intense between Bryan Battle and Ange Loosa following their co-main event at UFC Vegas 88.

After the first five minutes, Battle appeared to be in control of the fight, but things took an unfortunate turn near the one-minute mark of the second round with Battle accidentally poking Loosa in the eye. With the bout paused, Loosa could be heard telling the cageside physician that he was unable to see. As a result, the bout was called off and dubbed a no-contest.

Official Result: Bryan Battle vs. Ange Loosa ruled a no contest at 1:00 of Round 2 (accidental eye poke).

Following the official announcement from Bruce Buffer, Battle and Loosa slowly made their way toward each other and shared some unsavory words before the referee and members of the individual corners intervened, separating the two. Loosa could be heard yelling that he would “f*cking kill” Battle.

Bryan Battle delivers fiery post-fight interview at UFC Vegas 88

Once everything cooled down, Battle went scorched earth on Loosa during his post-fight interview with Michael Bisping.

Bryan Battle vs. Ange Loosa

“You can’t tell me he wasn’t looking for a way out,” Battle said. “He looked at me just a second ago looking like he wanted to fight. You wanna fight now, but you couldn’t fight a second ago? Bullsh*t. F*ckin’ p*ssy b*tch motherf*cker. I’m that dude. That’s what happens when dudes get in the cage with me. They look for ways out. They want to talk big. They want to talk all this sh*t, but once they feel this strength, they don’t want to be in here with me. He was looking for the first way out possible.”

Report – Ex-Champion Rose Namajunas set for return in March fight with Amanda Ribas at UFC Vegas 88

Rose Namajunas set for fight with Amanda Ribas at UFC Vegas 88 in MarchFormer two-time undisputed strawweight champion, Rose Namajunas is reportedly set for her return to the Octagon at a UFC…

Rose Namajunas set for fight with Amanda Ribas at UFC Vegas 88 in March

Former two-time undisputed strawweight champion, Rose Namajunas is reportedly set for her return to the Octagon at a UFC Vegas 88 event on March 23. from the UFC Apex facility – taking on Brazilian contender, Amanda Ribas in a flyweight clash.

Namajunas, a former two-time undisputed strawweight champion under the banner of the promotion, has been sidelined since she co-headlined UFC Paris back in September in a flyweight division debut, dropping a decision loss to home town favorite, Manon Fiorot.

Rose Namajunas books March fight with Amanda Ribas

As for Ribas, the number nine ranked flyweight contender returned to the winner’s enclosure at UFC Vegas 82 last November, stopping compatriot, Luana Pinheiro with a highlight-reel wheel kick and follow-up strikes for a TKO triumph.

News of Rose Namajunas’ sophomore flyweight outing against Amanda Ribas at UFC Vegas 88 was first reported by X user, MMA Hoje. 

Tasked with snapping a two-fight losing skid in her return to the Octagon in March, prior to her decision loss to Fiorot last September, Namajunas had dropped her undisputed strawweight championship in a rematch with Carla Esparza at UFC 274, in a hugely-forgettable title fight showdown.

11-6 as a professional, first snatching strawweight gold with a shocking opening round knockout win over Joanna Jedrzejczyk back in 2018, Namajunas was stopped with a brutal slam KO against Jessica Andrade in her first attempted title defense.

Avenging that loss to Andrade, Namajunas then bested current champion, Zhang Weili with a blistering high-kick KO just a minute into their 2021 clash. In November of that year at Madison Square Garden, Namajunas bested the Chinese favorite in a close decision rematch.

Over the course of her Octagon tenure, Ribas, a staple of American Top Team has turned in notable triumphs over the likes of Mackenzie Dern, Paige VanZant, Virna Jandiroba, and fellow Brazilian, Viviane Araujo. 

Who wins at UFC Vegas 88 in March: Rose Namajunas or Amanda Ribas?