Tai Tuivasa vs. Marcin Tybura joins UFC 298 lineup in February

Ranked heavyweights will look to rebound at UFC 298.

Tai Tuivasa(14-6 MMA, 8-6 UFC) takes on Marcin Tybura (24-8 MMA, 11-7 UFC) on Feb. 17 at Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., with a main card that airs on pay-per-view following prelims expected on ESPN and ESPN+., promotion officials announced Tuesday.

Bam Bam is 𝗕𝗔𝗖𝗞!

Tai Tuivasa vs Marcin Tybura is locked in for #UFC298! pic.twitter.com/VsbNLaOTBy

— UFC_AUSNZ (@UFC_AUSNZ) December 12, 2023

Tuivasa will aim to snap a three-fight losing skid, which most recently added a submission loss to Alexander Volkov at UFC 293 in September. Prior to that, “Bam Bam” was on a five-fight knockout streak, including a stoppage of former title challenger Derrick Lewis.

Tybura is also coming off a stoppage loss. After winning seven of his past eight, the Polish fighter suffered a first-round TKO to current interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall at UFC Fight Night 224.

The latest UFC 298 lineup now includes:

• Alexander Volkanovski vs. Ilia Topuria – for featherweight title
• Henry Cejudo vs. Merab Dvalishvili
• Danny Barlow vs. Yusaku Kinoshita
• Zhang Mingyang vs. Brendson Ribeiro
• Marcos Rogerio vs. Justin Tafa
• Andrea Lee vs. Miranda Maverick
• Ikram Aliskerov vs. Anthony Hernandez
• Tai Tuivasa vs. Marcin Tybura

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 298.