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'''''UFC 295: Procházka vs. Pereira''''' |
'''''UFC 295: Procházka vs. Pereira''''' was a [[mixed martial arts]] event produced by the [[Ultimate Fighting Championship]] that took place on November 11, 2023, at the [[Madison Square Garden]] in New York City.<ref name="NY">{{cite web|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/jon-jones-will-make-1st-heavyweight-title-defense-at-ufc-295-in-new-york-against-ex-champ-stipe-miocic-233846249.html|title=Jon Jones will make 1st heavyweight title defense at UFC 295 in New York against ex-champ Stipe Miocic|publisher=sports.yahoo.com|author=Kevin Iole|date=2023-07-07|access-date=2023-07-07}}</ref> |
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==Background== |
==Background== |
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Revision as of 05:18, 12 November 2023
| UFC 295: Procházka vs. Pereira | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 295: Procházka vs. Pereira | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | November 11, 2023 | |||
| Venue | Madison Square Garden | |||
| City | New York City, United States | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 295: Procházka vs. Pereira was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on November 11, 2023, at the Madison Square Garden in New York City.[1]
Background
The event will mark the promotion's seventh visit to New York City and first since UFC 281 in November 2022.[1]
A UFC Heavyweight Championship bout between current champion (also former two-time UFC Light Heavyweight Champion) Jon Jones and former two-time champion Stipe Miocic was expected to headline the event.[2] However on October 25, it was announced that the bout was scrapped after Jones sustained a pectoral muscle injury that will require surgery.[3] As a result, the promotion opted to book an interim title bout between the originally scheduled backup fighter Sergei Pavlovich and Tom Aspinall in the co-main event.[4][3]
A UFC Light Heavyweight Championship bout for the vacant title between former champion Jiří Procházka (also the inaugural Rizin Light Heavyweight Champion) and former UFC Middleweight Champion Alex Pereira (also former Glory Middleweight and Light Heavyweight Champion) was originally expected to serve as the co-headliner, but will now serve as the main event after the previous one was cancelled.[5][3] Former champion Jamahal Hill vacated the title after he ruptured his Achilles tendon.[6]
A flyweight bout between Joshua Van and Kevin Borjas took place at the event.[7] The pairing was previously scheduled to meet at Dana White's Contender Series 57, but Van was pulled in order to face Zhalgas Zhumagulov at UFC on ABC: Emmett vs. Topuria.[8]
A middleweight bout between Derek Brunson and Roman Dolidze was set to take place at the event.[9] However, Brunson parted ways with the organization and the bout was scrapped.[10]
A flyweight bout between Matt Schnell and Steve Erceg was expected to take place at the event.[11] However, Schnell withdrew from the bout due to unknown reasons and was replaced by Alessandro Costa.[12]
A lightweight Mateusz Rębecki and Nurullo Aliev was scheduled for the event.[13] However, Aliev withdrew from the event in early November due to injury.[14] He was replaced by returning veteran Roosevelt Roberts.[15] At the weigh-ins, Roberts came in at 158 pounds (two pounds over the lightweight non-title bout limit). His bout with Rebecki proceeded at catchweight with Roberts forfeiting 20% of his purse.[16]
At the weigh-ins, Jamall Emmers came in at 147 pounds (one pound over the featherweight non-title bout limit). His bout with Dennis Buzukja proceeded at catchweight with Emmers forfeiting 20% of his purse.[16]
Results
| Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Alex Pereira | def. | Jiří Procházka | KO (punches and elbows) | 2 | 4:08 | [a] |
| Heavyweight | Tom Aspinall | def. | Sergei Pavlovich | KO (punches) | 1 | 1:09 | [b] |
| Women's Strawweight | Jéssica Andrade | def. | Mackenzie Dern | TKO (punches) | 2 | 3:15 | |
| Lightweight | Benoît Saint-Denis | def. | Matt Frevola | KO (head kick) | 1 | 1:31 | |
| Featherweight | Diego Lopes | def. | Pat Sabatini | KO (punches) | 1 | 1:30 | |
| Preliminary card (ESPNews / ESPN+) | |||||||
| Flyweight | Steve Erceg | def. | Alessandro Costa | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Loopy Godinez | def. | Tabatha Ricci | Decision (split) (27–30, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight (158 lb) | Mateusz Rębecki | def. | Roosevelt Roberts | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 3:08 | |
| Lightweight | Nazim Sadykhov | vs. | Viacheslav Borshchev | Draw (majority) (29–28, 28–28, 28–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Early preliminary card (ESPN+ / UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Lightweight | Jared Gordon | def. | Mark Madsen | TKO (elbow and punches) | 1 | 4:42 | |
| Catchweight (138 lb) | John Castañeda | def. | Kang Kyung-ho | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Flyweight | Joshua Van | def. | Kevin Borjas | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight (147 lb) | Jamall Emmers | def. | Dennis Buzukja | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:49 | |
- ^ For the vacant UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
- ^ For the interim UFC Heavyweight Championship.
See also
References
- ^ a b Kevin Iole (2023-07-07). "Jon Jones will make 1st heavyweight title defense at UFC 295 in New York against ex-champ Stipe Miocic". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2023-07-07.
- ^ Nolan King (2023-07-07). "Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic heavyweight title fight set to headline UFC 295 in November". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-07-07.
- ^ a b c Nolan King (2023-10-25). "Injured Jon Jones out of UFC 295 vs. Stipe Miocic; Sergei Pavlovich vs. Tom Aspinall interim title fight set". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-10-25.
- ^ Damon Martin (2023-08-30). "Sergei Pavlovich expected to serve as backup for Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic at UFC 295". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
- ^ Damon Martin (2023-09-20). "Jiri Prochazka vs. Alex Pereira set for vacant light heavyweight title fight as UFC 295 co-main event". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ^ Damon Martin (2023-07-14). "Jamahal Hill relinquishes UFC title after suffering ruptured Achilles in basketball game". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
- ^ News Desk (2023-08-14). "Kevin Borjas UFC debut reported vs Joshua Van at UFC 295 event". itnwwe.com. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
- ^ Alexander K. Lee (2023-06-15). "Zhalgas Zhumagulov vs. Felipe Bunes off UFC Vegas 75, Zhumagulov to fight Joshua Van at UFC Jacksonville". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
- ^ Harvey Leonard (2023-07-24). "Derek Brunson vs. Roman Dolidze Added To UFC 295 At Madison Square Garden On November 11". mmanews.com. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
- ^ Shaun Al-Shatti (2023-09-14). "Derek Brunson and UFC part ways, fight with Roman Dolidze scrapped". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
- ^ Tristen Critchfield (2023-09-06). "Derek Brunson vs. Roman Dolidze, Matt Schnell vs. Steve Erceg confirmed for UFC 295". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
- ^ News Desk (2023-10-28). "UFC 295: Matt Schnell Out, Alessandro Costa Faces Steve Erceg". itnwwe.com. Retrieved 2023-10-29.
- ^ News Desk (2023-09-16). "Mateusz Rębecki vs Nurullo Aliev set for UFC 295 in Nov". itnwwe.com. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
- ^ Nolan King (2023-11-03). "Nurullo Aliev announces UFC 295 withdrawal due to injury". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
- ^ Bartłomiej Stachura (2023-11-07). "There is a replacement! Mateusz Rębecki will perform at Saturday's UFC 295 gala in New York!". lowking.pl. Retrieved 2023-11-07. (in Polish)
- ^ a b Alexander K. Lee (2023-11-10). "UFC 295 weigh-in results: Championship fights official, 2 fighters miss weight". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
- ^ "UFC 295: Procházka vs. Pereira". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2023-07-07.
