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UFC 295 is headlined by a pair of titanic title fights — and you can watch the cold open for Saturday’s pay-per-view below. In the main event, Jiri Prochazka and Alex Pereira battle for a vacant light heavyweight title. Prochazka vacated the belt last November after suffering a shoulder injury; now he looks to reclaim the championship that he never lost in the cage. On the other side, Pereira can become just the ninth two-division champion in UFC history with a win Saturday. He previously defeated former kickboxing rival Israel Adesanya for the middleweight title at UFC 281 before dropping…
Jamahal Hill will sit front and center at UFC 295, and he anticipates he’ll challenge the winner of the main event once he’s healthy enough to compete. In a perfect world, Hill would be making the first defense of his light heavyweight title right now. Instead, a ruptured Achilles tendon forced him to relinquish the belt he won in January. In his absence, the UFC booked Jiri Prochazka against Alex Pereira to crown a new champion. As much as it stings that he can’t fight on Saturday, Hill plans to scout both fighters after getting a promise from the UFC…
Alex Pereira will find himself in rarefied air if he wins the UFC light heavyweight title on Saturday at Madison Square Garden, according to Jon Anik. The former middleweight champion will look to become a two-division UFC titleholder in just his 11th pro MMA bout when he faces Jiri Prochazka in the main event of UFC 295. Anik, who will be on the call with Daniel Cormier and Joe Rogan, was asked what this accomplishment would mean if “Poatan” accomplishes this incredible feat. “In all of the parameters in which we judge these things, this makes absolutely no sense to…
Despite being a former UFC bantamweight champion, Julianna Peña will not be competing in the first vacant title fight after Amanda Nunes’ retirement. MMA Fighting confirmed a week ago that the co-main event for UFC 297, which takes place Jan. 20 in Toronto, will see Raquel Pennington vs. Mayra Bueno Silva to crown a new champ. Peña, who upset Nunes in shocking fashion to win the title at UFC 269 in December 2021 but then lost a decision in the rematch seven months later, was slated to face Nunes in a trilogy bout at UFC 289 in June. She ultimately…
The UFC 295 start time and TV schedule for the Prochazka vs. Pereira and Pavlovich vs. Aspinall event at Madison Square Garden in New York on Saturday night is below. The fight card is broken into three different parts and airs on multiple mediums. This post helps explain which fights are airing where and at which times. The event kicks off with an four-fight early preliminary card at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN+ and UFC Fight Pass, headlined by a lightweight fight between Jared Gordon and Mark Madsen. Two New Champs Crowned At UFC 295! Jiri Prochazka vs. Alex Pereira…
Two fighters will leave Madison Square Garden as champions and though their status may be disputed, that only promises more drama in 2024. UFC 295 headliner Jiri Prochazka has the tidiest case to call himself the best in the world in his division should he defeat Alex Pereira on Saturday. Prochazka won the light heavyweight title at UFC 275 in June 2022, but vacated it just five months later after suffering a shoulder injury. The 205-pound title has pinged around since then, even being vacated a second time by Jamahal Hill, and it would save everyone a few headache-inducing debates…
Hector Lombard appeared to get a quick stoppage win at Friday’s Gamebred Bareknuckle event — then it turned into a loss, before turning back into a win again. Lombard faced Chris Sarro at Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA 6 and scored a quick takedown before dropping punches on Sarro, who then tapped. After a long delay while Sarro laid prone on the canvas, the official decision was read as Lombard getting disqualified for illegal punches to the back of the head. A promotion official then confirmed to MMA Fighting that the decision was actually reversed again and Lombard was awarded a TKO…
Alan Belcher remains one of the heavyweight kings of bare-knuckle fisticuffs, though Roy Nelson may have something to say about that after Friday night. The former BKFC heavyweight champion won a puzzling split decision over Nelson to remain undefeated in bare-knuckle combat in the main event of Gamebred Bareknuckle 6, which took place at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi. With his win, Belcher is expected to face Junior dos Santos next for the inaugural Gamebred Bareknuckle heavyweight title. “I’ll be honest, it didn’t go exactly how I thought it was going to go,” Belcher said afterward. “It didn’t…
MMA Fighting has UFC 295 results for the Prochazka vs. Pereira fight card, live blogs of the entire main card, and more from Madison Square Garden in New York City on Saturday night. In the main event, former UFC light heavyweight champion Jiri Prochazka will square off against former middleweight champion Alex Pereira for the vacant UFC light heavyweight championship. Sergei Pavlovich and Tom Aspinall will clash for the UFC interim heavyweight title in the co-main event. Check out the UFC 295 results below. Two New Champs Crowned At UFC 295! Jiri Prochazka vs. Alex Pereira and Tom Aspinall vs.…
Valentina Shevchenko did not take Sean Strickland’s comments lightly. Shevchenko on Friday fired off a rare shot on social media after the UFC middleweight champion insulted Paige VanZant and called women’s MMA “lame.” Strickland’s remarks came after VanZant recently told the Only Stans podcast that she earned more money in just 24 hours on her Only Fans platform than through all of her fight purses combined. Strickland’s comments can be seen below. Paige Vanzant said she made more on only fans in 24 hours than she did in the UFC. Let’s unpack..1. You were signed because you’re hot.2. Women’s mma…