Marcin Tybura vs Alexander Romanov Prediction: No Joy for Tybura here

Polish heavyweight fighter Marcin Tybura fights in the Main card of UFC 278 against unbeaten Alexander Romanov of Moldova in a heavyweight clash that adds to the stack of great contests at Vivint Arena, Utah. In 2020, Tybura won four fights to begin a 5-match win streak that was ended in his last fight. Romanov is unbeaten in his professional career stretching both the EFC and UFC promotions.

The Polish Heavyweight lost his last bout against Alexander Volkov via unanimous decision last October to end his five-match winning streak. The 36-year-old has accumulated a 9-6 record in UFC. In his last three fights, the 11th ranked Heavyweight has been awarded tow performance of the Night bonuses. An experienced fighter, Tybura won the M-1 Global Heavyweight championship in 2014 and defended it twice before signing for the UFC in 2016. Tybura has fought against some of the best names in UFC like Alexander Volkov, Andrey Arlovski, Derrick Lewis and Sergey Spivak.

The 31-year-old Moldovan fighter made his Heavyweight debut in 2016 at EFC. Four years later, he signed for the UFC in September, 2022. In sixteen pro fights, he is undefeated, winning over half by submission. In his last fight against Chase Sherman last April, he defeated the knockout specialist by key lock submission in the first round. Though he has dispatched several notable fighter in the promotion, this fight against Tybura will be arguably his biggest night in the cage.

Marcin Tybura is a striker with nine wins via KO/TKO in his record. He also has very good BJJ. On a winning streak before Volkov stopped him, the veteran fighter seems to have found a second wind in his late 30s. The bookmakers don’t believe that Tybura will be the first to hand Alexander Romanov his first loss. Romanov’s last opponent, Sherman, was a similar fighter to Tybura. A knockout specialist, he was easily submitted by the Moldovan fighter who we believe will find a way to submit Tybura in this bout. Not bad fighting on his feet too, Romanov - who may not be at the heights of some of the fighters on the resume of Tybura - has proved that he is very difficult to defeat, since turning professional. We go for a Romanov win between Rounds 1 to 2.

• Romanov to win in Round 1-2 at 2.07 odds on 1xbet
• Alexander Romanov to win by KO/TKO or Submission at 1.66 odds on Bet 365
• Romanov to win in Round 1 at 3.2 odds on 22Bet