Jiri Prochazka and Alex Pereira are set to duel in a highly anticipated UFC main event tonight, vying for the vacant light-heavyweight title.
The original headline bout at Madison Square Garden was supposed to feature heavyweight champion Jon Jones against Stipe Miocic, but an injury to Jones has led to the elevation of the initial co-main event.
The match will showcase former champion Prochazka, who relinquished the light-heavyweight belt due to injury last year, squaring off against ex-middleweight champ Pereira in a compelling showdown of striking specialists.
In the new co-main event of UFC 295, Britain’s Tom Aspinall and Russia’s Sergei Pavlovich will vie for the interim heavyweight title, with the victor in line to challenge Jones in 2024 – potentially leaving former champion Miocic out in the cold.
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When is UFC 295?
The event is scheduled for Saturday, November 11 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
The early prelims are set to commence at 11pm GMT (4pm PT, 6pm CT, 7pm ET), with the regular prelims following at 1am GMT on Sunday, November 12 (6pm PT, 8pm CT, 9pm ET on Saturday). The main card is then slated for 3am GMT on Sunday (8pm PT, 10pm CT, 11pm ET on Saturday).
How can I watch it?
The card will air live on TNT Sports in the UK, with the broadcaster’s app and website also streaming the fights. In the US, ESPN+ will stream the action live, as will the UFC’s Fight Pass.
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Odds
Prochazka – 11/10; Pereira – 13/20
Pavlovich – 10/11; Aspinall – 10/11
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Full card (subject to change)
Main card
Jiri Prochazka vs Alex Pereira (vacant light-heavyweight title)
Sergei Pavlovich vs Tom Aspinall (interim heavyweight title)
Jessica Andrade vs Mackenzie Dern (women’s strawweight)
Matt Frevola vs Benoit Saint-Denis (lightweight)
Diego Lopes vs Pat Sabatini (featherweight)
Prelims
Steve Erceg vs Alessandro Costa (flyweight)
Tabatha Ricci vs Loopy Godinez (women’s strawweight)
Mateusz Rebecki vs Nurullo Aliev (lightweight)
Nadim Sadykhov vs Viacheslav Borschchev (lightweight)
Early prelims
Jared Gordon vs Mark Madsen (lightweight)
John Castaneda vs Kyung Ho Kang (bantamweight)
Joshua Van vs Kevin Borjas (flyweight)
Dennis Buzukja vs Jamall Emmers (featherweight)
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