Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic is not the one UFC title struggle on the promotion’s thirtieth anniversary occasion.
After weeks of hypothesis as to what the UFC 295 co-headliner may very well be, promotion CEO Dana White formally introduced Jiri Prochazka vs. Alex Pereira will happen for the vacant mild heavyweight title. The cardboard takes place Nov. 11 at Madison Sq. Backyard in New York.
Prochazka (29-3-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) and Pereira (8-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC) will compete for the promotion’s mild heavyweight title, which was vacated in July by then-champion Jamahal Hill, who suffered an Achilles tendon harm in a pickup basketball sport.
Like Hill, Prochazka was a UFC champion who by no means misplaced his title. After he defeated Glover Teixeira for the strap in June 2022, Prochazka forfeited the championship after he was compelled out because of harm. The struggle at UFC 295 will probably be his first in 17 months. He rides a 13-fight profitable streak into the matchup.
Pereira is a former UFC middleweight champion who appears to develop into a titleholder in a second weight class. Following his title loss to Israel Adesanya in April, Pereira elevated to mild heavyweight. He gained his divisional debut over former champion Jan Blachowicz by cut up resolution at UFC 291 in July.
With the addition, the UFC 295 lineup consists of:
Champ Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic – for heavyweight title
Alex Pereira vs. Jiri Prochazka – for vacant mild heavyweight title
Jessica Andrade vs. Mackenzie Dern
Kevin Borjas vs. Joshua Van
Stephen Erceg vs. Matt Schnell
Jared Gordon vs. Mark Madsen
Diego Lopes vs. Pat Sabatini
Nurullo Aliev vs. Mateusz Rebecki
Dennis Buzukja vs. Jamall Emmers
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