Ante Delija makes the leap to the UFC on Sept. 6.
The not too long ago signed former PFL champion makes his octagon debut when he takes on fellow veteran heavyweight Marcin Tybura (27-9) at UFC Paris. Eurosport was first to report the matchup.
Delija (25-6), received a PFL heavyweight match crown in 2022 a 12 months after ending as a runner-up in 2021. His triumphant run included victories over Matheus Scheffel, Shelton Graves, and Renan Ferreira. Within the 2022 ultimate, Delija defeated Scheffel once more to assert a championship and a $1,000,000 prize.
He went 1-1 in his ultimate two PFL appearances earlier than rebounding with a first-round knockout of Yorgan De Castro at an occasion in Slovenia this previous April.
Tybura has been a mainstay within the UFC’s heavyweight rankings for practically a decade. The Polish standout is coming off of back-to-back wins over the beforehand undefeated Mick Parkin and Jhonata Diniz and has defeated three of his previous 4 opponents. This marks Tybura’s twenty third UFC look.
UFC Paris is headlined by a middleweight contenders’ bout between France’s personal Nassourdine Imavov and Caio Borralho.
