BRIT Tom Aspinall is back in the hunt for the UFC heavyweight title following a spectacular comeback victory over Marcin Tybura.
The Atherton assassin returned from a year-long layoff at The O2 on Saturday night against the Polish pounder.
Aspinall, 30, suffered agony in the North Greenwich dome last July when he injured his right knee seconds into his showdown with Curtis Blaydes.
But he exorcised the ghost of that career-stalling night with a stunning first-round TKO of UFC veteran Tybura.
Team Kaboan’s heavyweight contender was full emotion after having has hand raised and said: “It’s been a really tough year for me.