TOP 10 HEAVYWEIGHT REMATCH BETWEEN
(#8) MARCIN TYBURA AND (#9) SERGHEI SPIVAC
HEADLINES AT UFC® APEX
FEATURED BOUT:
CHRIS GUTIERREZ vs. JAVID BASHARAT
UFC® returns to UFC APEX with a heavyweight headliner as No. 8 ranked contender Marcin Tybura and No. 9 ranked Serghei Spivac look to settle the score. Also on the card, Chris Gutierrez and Javid Basharat battle to break into the bantamweight Top 15.
UFC FIGHT NIGHT®: TYBURA vs. SPIVAC 2 takes place Saturday, August 10 in Las Vegas and will be broadcast on ESPN and ESPN Deportes, as well as simulcast on ESPN+ in English and Spanish. The prelims will begin at 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT, followed by the main card at 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT.
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Tybura (25-8, fighting out of Uniejow, Poland) looks to improve on his 2020 victory over Spivac by securing a highlight-reel finish. The winner of eight of his last 10 bouts, Tybura has established himself as one of the best in the world with wins over Tai Tuivasa, Blagoy Ivanov and Alexander Romanov. He now intends to leave no doubt in the rematch and turn his attention towards the Top 5 of the division.
Always entertaining, Spivac (16-4, fighting out of Chisinau, Moldova) aims to exact revenge against Tybura in his third UFC main event in a row. He has finished an impressive 14 of his 16 victories, including those over Derrick Lewis, Augusto Sakai and Tai Tuivasa. Spivac now seeks to make a statement in his first Octagon appearance of 2024.
Gutierrez (20-5-2, fighting out of Englewood, Colo.) plans to break back into the UFC bantamweight rankings in emphatic fashion. Owner of some of the best leg kicks in the division, Gutierrez has shown his skills in wins over Frankie Edgar, Alateng Heili and Vince Morales. He now is determined to secure another finish in style against Basharat.
Dana White’s Contender Series signee Basharat (14-1 1NC, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nev.) has his sights set on returning to the winner’s circle and building another long win streak. A well-rounded competitor, he holds notable victories over Tony Gravely, Mateus Mendonca and Trevin Jones. Basharat now looks to become the first person to knock out Gutierrez and begin his run up the rankings.
Additional bouts on the card include:
- Damon Jackson (23-6-1 1NC, fighting out of Dallas, Texas) and Chepe Mariscal (16-6 1NC, fighting out of Denver, Colo.) meet in a featherweight bout guaranteed to deliver action
- Allan Nascimento (20-6, fighting out of Sao Paulo, Brazil) meets Jafel Filho (16-3, fighting out of Bahia, Brazil) in an intriguing flyweight bout
- No. 8 ranked bantamweight contender Karol Rosa (17-6, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) takes on No. 11 Pannie Kianzad (17-8, fighting out of Helsingborg, Sweden)
- Always exciting Youssef Zalal (14-5-1, fighting out of Englewood, Colo.) locks horns with Jarno Errens (14-5-1, fighting out of Limburg, The Netherlands) at featherweight
- Welterweights Uros Medic (10-2, fighting out of Huntington Beach, Calif.) and Danny Barlow (8-0, fighting out of Memphis, Tenn.) aim to steal the show
- Ranked bantamweights clash as No. 12 Yana Santos (14-8 1NC, fighting out of Coconut Creek, Fla. by way of Saint Petersburg, Russia) faces No. 14 Chelsea Chandler (6-2, fighting out of Stockton, Calif.)
- Toshiomi Kazama (10-4, fighting out of Kangawa, Japan) aims to secure his first UFC win against Charalampos Grigoriou (8-4, fighting out of Queens, N.Y.)
- Jonny Parsons (9-2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nev.) takes on Yusaku Kinoshita (6-3, fighting out of Osaka, Japan) in a welterweight contest
- Heavyweight action sees Jhonata Diniz (7-0, fighting out of Parana, Brazil) match up with Karl Williams (10-1, fighting out of Irmo, S.C.)
- Stephanie Luciano (5-1-1, fighting out of Minas Gerais, Brazil) faces Talita Alencar (5-0-1, fighting out of Deerfield Beach, Fla. by way of Carutapera, Maranhão, Brazil) in a strawweight tilt
For the latest information on additional bouts for this event, please visit www.ufc.com. All bouts are live and subject to change.
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