US blended martial arts fighter Jon Jones celebrates after defeating French blended martial arts fighter Ciryl Gane throughout their UFC 285 heavyweight title bout at T-Cellular Area, in Las Vegas, Nevada, on March 4, 2023. (Picture by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP) (Picture by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP through Getty Photographs) ORIG FILE ID: AFP_33AK3PQ.jpg
October 25, 2023 1:31 am ET
One of the anticipated UFC fights in latest reminiscence is not occurring.
Heavyweight champion Jon Jones is out of his UFC 295 title battle in opposition to all-time nice Stipe Miocic after he suffered a torn pectoral muscle in coaching that can sideline him for eight months, UFC CEO Dana White introduced late Tuesday night time. White’s announcement on social media included video of the incident.
With Jones (27-1 MMA, 21-1 UFC) out, Miocic (20-4 MMA, 14-4 UFC) is not going to stay on the cardboard for undisclosed causes. In consequence, prime contenders Sergei Pavlovich and Tom Aspinall will compete for the interim championship within the Nov. 11 co-main occasion at Madison Sq. Backyard in New York.
The vacant mild heavyweight title battle between Jiri Prochazka and Alex Pereira has been elevated to headline UFC 295.
BREAKING NEWS…………… Sergei Pavlovich vs Tom Aspinall for the Interim Heavyweight Championship. Most important Occasion is Jiri Prochazka vs Alex Pereira. #UFC295 is LIVE at MSG on ESPN+ PPV pic.twitter.com/SaPAwpyHi2
— danawhite (@danawhite) October 25, 2023
Pavlovich (18-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) rides a six-fight successful streak into the matchup. Since a loss to Alistair Overeem in his UFC debut, Pavlovich has rattled off wins over Marcelo Golm, Maurice Greene, Shamil Abdurakhimov, Derrick Lewis, Tai Tuivasa, and Curtis Blaydes. All six wins had been first-round knockouts.
Aspinall (13-3 MMA, 6-1 UFC) bounced again from a devastating 2022 knee harm when he finished Marcin Tybura with strikes in 73 seconds this previous July. The win maintained his 100% promotional ending fee in victories.
With the adjustments, the UFC 295 lineup consists of:
- Alex Pereira vs. Jiri Prochazka – for vacant mild heavyweight title
- Sergei Pavlovich vs. Tom Aspinall – for interim heavyweight title
- Jessica Andrade vs. Mackenzie Dern
- Diego Lopes vs. Pat Sabatini
- Matt Frevola vs. Benoit Saint Denis
- Kevin Borjas vs. Joshua Van
- Stephen Erceg vs. Matt Schnell
- Crazy Godinez vs. Tabatha Ricci
- Jared Gordon vs. Mark Madsen
- Nurullo Aliev vs. Mateusz Rebecki
- Viacheslav Borshchev vs. Nazim Sadykhov
- Dennis Buzukja vs. Jamall Emmers
- John Castaneda vs. Kyung Ho Kang
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