Tom Aspinall returns from year-long injury to headline UFC London

Tom Aspinall will headline UFC London. Photo: USA TODAY Sports

Top ranked UFC heavyweight Tom Aspinall will be back in action this summer after a year-long injury lay-off.

Aspinall will headline another card in London as he will take on Poland’s Marcin Tybura in the main event at the upcoming UFC London event on July 22.

UFC president Dana White announced the heavyweight matchup on Wednesday.

No. 5 ranked Aspinall suffered a knee injury in his last fight against Curtis Blaydes, which resulted in an injury TKO loss after just 15 seconds. Prior to the loss the 30-year-old was on a nine-fight winning streak and undefeated in the UFC.

No. 10 ranked Tybura has won seven of his past eight bouts and has back-to-back decision wins against Alexandr Romanov and Blagoy Ivanov.

Pannie Kianzad fights at UFC London

As Frontkick and Maximum Sports‘ journalist Sebastian Vendel-Martinez first reported, No. 7 ranked Swedish bantamweight Pannie Kianzad will return to action in London to face No. 4 ranked Ketlen Vieira.

Check out the current fight card below!

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Updated card for UFC London with Tom Aspinall

• Tom Aspinall vs. Marcin Tybura
• Molly McCann vs. Julija Stoliarenko
• Yanal Ashmouz vs. Chris Duncan
• Jai Herbert vs. Fares Ziam
• Davey Grant vs. Daniel Marcos
• Mick Parkin vs. Jamal Pogues
• Joel Alvarez vs. Marc Diakiese
• Pannie Kianzad vs. Ketlen Vieira
• Jonny Parsons vs. Danny Roberts
• Josh Culibao vs. Lerone Murphy

* Fight order and number of bouts can change.

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