Jiri Prochazka and Alex Pereira will face off this weekend in a mouth-watering light-heavyweight showdown.
Prochazka, who has been sidelined for more than a year with a shoulder injury, comes into the fight coming off a win against Glover Teixeira, while Pereira defeated Jan Blachowicz in his light heavyweight debut at UFC 291.
Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic were scheduled to star, but ‘Bones’ was ruled out of the fight after suffering a nasty injury in training.
Dana White revealed that Jones will be sidelined for eight months and that Tom Aspinall versus Sergei Pavlovich will battle for the interim heavyweight title this weekend – which will serve as the co-main event. Aspinall will aim to become only the third Englishman in the promotion to win a title.
Mail Sport explains everything you need to know ahead of Jiri Prochazka’s clash with Alex Pereira.
Jiri Prochazka will fight Alex Pereira at UFC 295 this weekend
Prochazka comes into the fight coming off a win over Glover Teixeira
UFC 295 – Important information
UFC 295 takes place on Saturday, November 11 at Madison Square Garden in New York.
The early heats start at 11pm GMT, while those in America can watch them at 6pm ET/3pm PT. Saturday’s preliminaries begin at 9:00 AM (Sunday) EST or 8:30 AM ACST for those watching in Australia.
The preliminaries kick off at 1am GMT on Sunday morning, while those in the US can catch the action on Saturday at 5pm ET/6pm PT. Preliminaries begin at 11:00 AM (Sunday) EST or 10:30 AM ACST.
The main card is expected to kick off at 3am GMT for those in the UK and at 10pm ET/7pm PT for those watching in the US. Those watching in Australia can catch the action at 1:00 PM (Sunday) EST or 12:30 PM ACST.
Prochazka and Pereira will make their way into the Octagon around 5am GMT or 12pm ET/9pm PT.
Former middleweight champion Alex Pereira defeated Jan Blachowicz in his last fight
How to watch
UFC 295 will air live on TNT Sports in the UK and can also be watched via the broadcaster’s app. Coverage is expected to start at 01:00 GMT.
Those who cannot watch live can watch highlights and the full show on demand via the Discovery+ app.
US fans can watch all the action on ESPN, while fans in Australia can watch all the cards on Kayo Sports.
Mail Sport will also have live coverage of UFC 295, so you can keep up to date with all the action here.
UFC 295 will take place at Madison Square Garden in New York
Prochazka vs. Pereira – Important details
Jiri Prochazka
Age: 31
Height: 6ft 4in
Range: 80in
Position: Orthodox
Record: 29-3-1
Alex Pereira
Age: 36
Height: 6ft 4in
Reach: 79in
Position: Orthodox
Balance: 8-2
Complete battle map
Subject to change
Main card
- Main Event: Jiri Prochazka vs Alex Pereira – For vacant UFC light heavyweight title
- Tom Aspinall vs Sergei Pavlovich – For interim heavyweight title
- Jessica Andrade vs. Mackenzie Dern
- Matt Frevola vs. Benoit Saint-Denis
- Diego Lopes vs. Pat Sabatini
Preliminary map
- Matt Schnell vs. Steve Ecreg
- Tabatha Ricci vs. Loopy Godinez
- Nazim Sadykhov vs. Viacheslav Borshchev
Early preliminary map
- Jared Gordon vs. Mark Madsen
- John Castaneda vs. Kyung ho Kang
- Joshua Van vs. Kevin Borjas
- Jamall Emmers vs. Dennis Buzukja
- Mateusz Rebecki versus TBA
Tom Aspinall will aim to become only the third Englishman in the promotion to win a title when he takes on Sergei Pavlovich
Chances
Jiri Prochazka wins – 6/5
Alex Pereira wins – 4/6
All odds via Sky Bet and correct at time of publication.