In 2021, he became the first of 37 fighters to submit the legendary Jacare Souza, breaking his arm in under four minutes.

While he will certainly have to be cautious of the dangerous guard of Bearjew, Muniz is no stranger to rolling with dangerous foes on the ground.

The Brazilian also has the superior wrestling of the two, which should allow him to find comfortable positions on the ground to begin building his own offence. Craig has consistently relied on his patented triangle choke to pull off upsets as an underdog (including wins over Nikita Krylov, Magomed Ankalev, and former champion Jamahal Hill), but there is a strong likelihood he finds himself bested on the mat against a third-degree black belt in Muniz. Two high level grapplers face off on the main card, as Brazil’s ANDRE MUNIZ faces Scotland’s Paul Craig in a Middleweight showdown.īoth men have a combined 28 submission wins from 39 victories, but Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belts come in all shapes and sizes. Therefore, backing ASPINALL TO WIN BY KO IN R1 OR R2 at 5/6 is the move to make for Saturday night’s main event. Should we see extended periods at range, his opponent is likely to succumb to Aspinall’s superior speed and power. Aspinall is clearly neither of those things, holding a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt that should allow him to stay safe on the mat, as well as a multitude of fight ending weapons on the feet.Īspinall should be fully aware that he holds a clear advantage on the feet, so a striking-based game plan is likely to feature. The Polish fighter may have stayed conscious since those losses, but his strength of schedule has seen him consistently matched up against fighters who are either significantly inferior to him, or lacking in punching power. Finishes are always to be expected at 265lbs, but given both men have managed to knock out just two of their combined 18 UFC opponents aside from Tybura, the concerns surrounding his durability to strikes will always remain valid. The Polish grappler’s ascent up the totem pole has been largely dominant, but there was once a time where victories were hard to come by and his durability was being seriously questioned.Īfter being stopped by the thunderous strikes of Derrick Lewis in 2018, Tybura went on to suffer consecutive knockout losses at the hands of Shamil Abdurakhimov and Augusto Sakai the following year. The 30-year-old may have officially been deemed the loser of that fight against Curtis Blaydes, but his place within the Heavyweight title picture has not suffered as a result.Īspinall faces Marcin Tybura this weekend, a 17-fight UFC veteran with seven victories in his last eight appearances. Wigan’s TOM ASPINALL makes his long awaited return to the O2 Arena, almost a year to the day that a shocking knee injury ended his UFC unbeaten streak in just 15 seconds.

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