UFC 295 full fight card including Prochazka vs Pereira and Aspinall vs Pavlovich
The UFC returns to Madison Square Garden tonight as Jiri Prochazka fights Alex Pereira for the light-heavyweight title whilst Tom Aspinall faces Sergei Pavlovich for the interim heavyweight belt.
UFC 295 marks the promotion's 30th anniversary as they return to the world's most famous arena with a star-stacked card. Former middleweight champion Pereira becomes the first man to headline the venue twice for the UFC as he looks to become a two-weight champion in his fight against Prochazka.
The event was supposed to be headlined by Jon Jones vs Stipe Miocic, but the undisputed heavyweight champion was forced out due to a pectoral injury. All four fighters competing in tonight's title fights successfully weighed in on Friday afternoon as there were no drams on the digital scale. So here's all you need to know about tonight's fights...
Jiri Prochazka vs Alex Pereira
Prochazka makes his UFC return against Pereira having spent a year on the sidelines after suffering the "worst shoulder injury in history". He vacated the light-heavyweight belt to not hold up the division last November and now looks to reclaim the belt against Pereira, who earned himself a title shot by beating former champion Jan Blachowicz in July.
Sergei Pavlovich vs Tom Aspinall
Aspinall hopes to follow in the footsteps of Michael Bisping and Leon Edwards by becoming just the third British UFC champion in history. Pavlovich was on standby in case Jones or Miocic pulled out, but Aspinall stepped up on just over two weeks notice when the latter wasn't offered an interim title shot.
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Jessica Andrade vs Mackenzie Dern
Andrade started this year on a high as she picked up her third consecutive win against Lauren Murphy, but the tables have turned as she is now on a three-fight losing skid. Multiple-time Brazilian jiu-jitsu world champion Dern looks to make matters worse for Andrade as she is fighting for the first time since beating Angela Hill in May.
Matt Frevola vs Benoit Saint-Denis
Frevola is unbeaten in over two years as his three consecutive knockout wins have established him as a top prospect at 155-pounds. Saint-Denis is also on a good winning streak and has two performance bonuses in his last four fights. Both Frevola and Saint-Denis are former military men, which is fitting as UFC 295 is taking place on Veteran's Day.
Diego Lopes vs Pat Sabatini
Lopes surprised fans in his UFC debut earlier this year by giving unbeaten prospect Mosvar Evolev a very tough fight. The Brazilian didn't get the win on the night by things went his way against Gavin Tucker in August as he won by first-round submission. Accomplished wrestler Sabatini is making his second UFC appearance after beating Lucas Almeida in June.
Preliminary card
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Nazim Sadykhov vs. Viacheslav Borshchev
Early preliminary card
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