Undefeated British heavyweight Mick Parkin will face Poland’s Marcin Tybura at UFC London on 22 March.
Parkin, 29, has gained the primary 10 fights of his profession and shortly risen to 14th within the UFC’s heavyweight rankings since his debut within the promotion final 12 months.
In 39-year-old Tybura, he faces an opponent ranked six locations above him who’s a veteran of 13 wins in 21 UFC bouts.
Parkin – a team-mate of British interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall, who beat Tybura in 2023 – final fought in July, knocking out Lukasz Brzeski.
Tybura fought final month, stopping Jhonata Diniz within the second spherical.
The UFC additionally introduced a light-heavyweight bout between Poland’s Jan Blachowicz and New Zealand’s Carlos Ulberg.
No different fights have but been introduced for the cardboard on the O2 Area.