It was a year away from the cage for Tom Aspinall, but he didn’t need much time Saturday when he finally returned.
In the UFC Fight Night 224 main event, Aspinall (13-3 MMA, 6-2 UFC) defeated Marcin Tybura (24-8 MMA, 11-7 UFC) via TKO due to punches at 1:13 of Round 1. The performance was one day shy of the one-year anniversary of Aspinall’s devastating knee injury against Curtis Blaydes in the same building, The O2 in London.
Aspinall received a hero’s welcome as he made his way through the tunnel and toward the cage to face Tybura, a fighter who was 7-1 in eight most recent bouts.
