Armbar! Spivac Scores Revenge With Slick Armbar

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Serghei Spivac vs. Marcin Tybura squared off in a Heavyweight contest earlier tonight (Sat. Aug. 10, 2024) at UFC Vegas 95 from UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Spivac started the fight strong, showing off surprisingly fast hands. Those punches set up a slick transition to the back clinch and subsequent takedown. Tybura showed off his experience with a smart reversal into top position. That veteran move put Tybura in a good position to control his opponent, but Spivac flipped the script by throwing up a quick armbar!

Seconds later, Tybura was flipped over and forced to tap.

In an instant, Spivac avenged an early career loss with this smooth armbar. Prior to the submission, his hands looked fast and his wrestling effective — that’s a solid performance! If nothing else, this victory demonstrated serious improvement from the first fight back in 2020, which saw Tybura win pretty much every aspect of the fight.

It’s important to remember the Moldovan is just 29 years of age, which is very young for a Heavyweight contender. He’s suffered some tough losses to the division’s elite, but he could still develop into a title threat given a couple years of improvement.

“Polar Bear” remains one to watch.

Result: Spivac defeats Tybura via first-round armbar

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