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UFC 295 will culminate in two title fights tonight as Jiri Prochazka and Alex Pereira clash for the vacant light-heavyweight belt, after Tom Aspinall faces Sergei Pavlovich for interim gold at heavyweight.
Prochazka relinquished the light-heavyweight title in 2022 after suffering an injury, and his successor Jamahal Hill succumbed to the same fate earlier this year. As such, the belt is vacant again, and Prochazka will bid to regain it from Pereira, who held the middleweight title from late 2022 until this spring.
In the co-main event, Aspinall goes up against Pavlovich in a meeting of quick finishers, as the heavyweights fight on short notice. The original main event of UFC 295 pitted heavyweight champ Jon Jones against divisional great Stipe Miocic, but an injury to Jones opened the door for Aspinall vs Pavlovich.
Britain’s Aspinall has sealed all of his UFC wins in the first two rounds, while Pavlovich has earned all of his UFC victories in the opening frame.
Follow live updates and results from the UFC 295 main card and prelims, below.
1699762515Jessica Andrade def. Mackenzie Dern via second-round TKO (punches, 3:15).
Alex Pattle12 November 2023 04:15
1699762384UFC 295 LIVE: Jessica Andrade vs Mackenzie DernRound 2
The pattern from Round 1 continues: Dern is landing in flurries, but Andrade’s counters – while fewer – are more powerful.
Decent counter left hook by Andrade, and Dern disengages. She comes back with a few straight shots, but they don’t really faze Andrade.
OH! Andrade catches Dern and drops her! She beckons Dern back to her feet, and pours on more punches! Dern is just winging shots with her chin hanging out… She’s so exposed.
She lands a few more clean, straight punches, though! But again, it’s Andrade with the power advantage, and it only takes one punch to drop Dern again!
Once more Andrade beckons Dern to her feet, before dropping her one more time! And the fight is waved off, rightly so.
Alex Pattle12 November 2023 04:13
1699762091UFC 295 LIVE: Jessica Andrade vs Mackenzie DernRound 1
Dern kicks low and looks to fight behind the jab. Now a front kick and step-in jab, which irks Andrade.
Dern with a body-lock takedown now, but Andrade scrambles and stands. Andrade catches a kick, pushes back Dern and just misses with a left hook.
Andrade with a one-two upstairs, and although it’s out of range, it sets up a low kick. Again the Brazilian kicks low, harder this time.
Dern misses with a wild one-two but lands the subsequent left hand. Andrade is pressing forward now. Dern bursts forward with another couple of wild shots. They don’t land, and her chin is dangerously high…
Dern does land with her next entry, though, but she’s clipped by a counter punch and drops to a knee! Both women are landing now, and again Dern’s chin is so high…
She goes for a single-leg takedown from range, but Andrade defends it well.
OH! A right hook drops Dern in the final seconds of the round!!
Alex Pattle12 November 2023 04:08
1699761078UFC 295 LIVE: Jessica Andrade vs Mackenzie DernOne fight left before tonight’s two title fights: Former strawweight champion Jessica Andrade takes on longtime contender Mackenzie Dern.
And after a fair wait, here we go!
Alex Pattle12 November 2023 03:51
1699760760UFC 295 LIVE: Matt Frevola vs Benoit Saint-DenisBenoit Saint-Denis def. Matt Frevola via first-round knockout (head kick, 1:31).
Frevola was trying to move along the fence to his right, but Saint-Denis cut him off with that head kick.
Frevola applauds the Frenchman as the result is read aloud.
Alex Pattle12 November 2023 03:46
1699760592UFC 295 LIVE: Matt Frevola vs Benoit Saint-DenisRound 1
Lots of boos for Saint-Denis and cheers for Frevola, followed by “U-S-A” chants.
Saint-Denis opens up with a head kick, which is largely blocked. Now he kicks low. Frevola with a decent counter left hook from his orthodox stance – which Saint-Denis also utilises here.
Now the Frenchman goes southpaw and drops the American with a body kick! It seemed to be the force of the blow that did it, rather than anything else.
Saint-Denis follows Frevola to the mat and a scramble ensues. They stand, and Frevola lifts and dumps down the tourist!
Saint-Denis stands now, though, then DROPS FREVOLA WITH A CLEAN HEAD KICK! OH! FREVOLA IS HALF-OUT!
One follow-up punch on the downed American, but even that wasn’t necessary! It’s all over!
Alex Pattle12 November 2023 03:43
1699759950UFC 295 LIVE: Matt Frevola vs Benoit Saint-DenisNext up: Matt Frevola vs Benoit Saint-Denis, in what should be a fun lightweight affair.
It’s also a clash of veterans on Veterans Day! Frevola served in the US army, while Saint-Denis is a former French special-forces officer.
Alex Pattle12 November 2023 03:32
1699759580UFC 295 LIVE: Diego Lopes vs Pat SabatiniDiego Lopes def. Pat Sabatini via first-round knockout (punches, 1:30).
Emphatic!
Alex Pattle12 November 2023 03:26
1699759476UFC 295 LIVE: Diego Lopes vs Pat SabatiniRound 1
Sabatini with a winging hook that hurts Lopes, who is rocking an audacious mullet…
A grappling scramble ensues, and Lopes catches Sabatini with a right hand off the break! It wobbles Sabatini, and Lopes follows up with more shots to drop his opponent!
More punches with Sabatini on the mat, and Lopes turns off his lights! It’s all over in Round 1!
Lopes goes over to Trump to celebrate, with the ex-US president applauding him.
Alex Pattle12 November 2023 03:24
1699758981UFC 295 LIVE: Main card under way!Here’s how the main card looks:
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)
We start with Lopes vs Sabatini!
Alex Pattle12 November 2023 03:16
