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Former M-1 champ talks vacating title for UFC aspirations, and the positives of Reebok deal

Former M-1 Global heavyweight champion Marcin Tybura discussed his willingness to vacate the title to negotiate with the UFC, as well as the psitives behind the Reebok deal and USADA testing.

After spending two years atop the heavyweight ranks in Russia, longtime M-1 Global champion Marcin Tybura needed a change.

Over the past few months, Tybura underwent significant shifts in his professional life. He left the United gym in Poland to join Berkut Arrachion Olsztyn, home to KSW middleweight champion Mamed Khalidov and UC strawweight champ Joanna Jedrzejczyk.

"I've changed everything," Tybura told BloodyElbow.