UFC 295 Results: Alex Pereira defeats Jiri Prochazka to become new Light-Heavyweight king

UFC 295 was the marquee MMA event of the month. At the mega show two titles were on the line- The vacant Light-heavyweight title and Interim Heavyweight title- in the highlight zone. Aside from that a stacked-up card was displayed. Thus, without any further ado let's find out what transpired at the event.

3 things you need to know

• UFC 295 was the PPV event of the month
• In the main event, Alex Pereira fought against Jiri Prochazka
• In the co-main, Tom Aspinall squared off against Sergei Pavlovich

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What happened in the headliner fights?

With Jon Jones out, there is a need for a fighter to carry the Heavyweight division and Tom Aspinall has filled the shoes. At UFC 295, he inflicted a first-round knockout on Sergei Pavlovich and became the new Interim UFC Heavyweight Champion.

As for the main event, Alex Pereira got the anticipated win over Jiri Prochazka. Much like the Heavyweight competitor, Pereira also got the KO win. He downed Prochazka in the 2nd round of the fight. 

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UFC 295 Results

Main card

• Alex Pereira def. Jiri Prochazka via 2nd-round KO (4:08)
• Tom Aspinall def. Sergei Pavlovich via first-round KO (1:09)
• Jessica Andrade def. Mackenzie Dern via second-round TKO
• Benoit Saint Denis def. Matt Frevola via first-round KO (1:31) 
• Diego Lopes def. Pat Sabatini via first-round KO (1:30) 

Preliminary Card

• Stephen Erceg def. Alessandro Costa via unanimous decision (29-28 x3)
• Loopy Godinez def. Tabatha Ricci via split decision (27-30, 29-28 x2)
• Mateusz Rebecki def. Roosevelt Roberts via sub (armbar) (R1, 3:08)
• Viacheslav Borshchev vs. Nazim Sadykhov is majority draw (29-28, 28-28 x2)
• Jared Gordon def. Mark Madsen via first-round TKO (4:42)
• John Castaneda def. Kyung Ho Kang via unanimous decision (30-27 x3)
• Joshua Van def. Kevin Borjas via unanimous decision (29-28 x3)
• Jamall Emmers def. Dennis Buzukja via first-round TKO (0:49)