MMA Odds and Ends for Monday: Mark Hunt vs. Marcin Tybura headlines UFC Fight Night Sydney

Mark Hunt will face Marcin Tybura in the main event of UFC Fight Night Sydney on November 19th at Qudos Bank Arena. Lowking.pl first reported the matchup.

Hunt (13-11-1) is coming off a fourth-round TKO win over Derrick Lewis at UFC Fight Night 110 in June. The 43-year-old has gone 3-1 with No-Contest in his last five fights. Tybura (16-2) heads into this matchup off of a unanimous-decision win over former champion Andre Arlovski in June at UFC Fight Night 111. The 31-year-old is currently riding a three-fight win streak.

Michel Prazeres takes on newcomer Mads Burnell at UFC Fight Night 115

UFC officials also announced a lightweight bout between Michel Prazeres and UFC newcomer Mads Burnell has been finalized for UFC Fight Night 115 event in Rotterdam on September 2nd.

Prazeres (22-2) heads into this matchup on a four-fight winning streak, including a first-round submission of Josh Burkman at UFC Fight Night 106 in March.The 36-year-old has gone 6-2 in the UFC. Burnell (8-1) makes his promotional debut and carries a three-fight win streak into the Octagon. The 23-year-old Danish fighter has won back-to-back fights by submission.

Here’s an updated look at the card…

Stefan Struve vs. Alexander Volkov
Germaine de Randamie vs. Marion Reneau
Siyar Bahadurzada vs. Rob Wilkinson
Bryan Barberena vs. Leon Edwards
Darren Till vs. Bojan Velickovic
Felipe Silva vs. Mairbek Taisumov
Mads Burnell vs. Michel Prazeres
Desmond Green vs. Rustam Khabilov
Francimar Barroso vs. Aleksandar Rakic
Nick Hein vs. Zabit Magomedsharipov
Abdul-Kerim Edilov vs. Bojan Mihajlovic

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Written by James Lynch

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