UFC 295 pre-event facts: Alex Pereira's two-division title bid comes with historic twist
The UFC makes its annual stop in New York on Saturday with UFC 295, which takes place at Madison Square Garden with a pair of title fights that top the pay-per-view main card following prelims on ESPNews and ESPN+.
In the main event, Jiri Prochazka (29-3-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) will return to competition from a significant injury to face Alex Pereira (8-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC) for the vacant light heavyweight belt. The co-headliner will see Sergei Pavlovich (17-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) clash with Tom Aspinall (13-3 MMA, 6-1 UFC) in an interim heavyweight championship contest.
For more on the numbers behind the title-fight doubleheader, as well as the rest of the card, check below for MMA Junkie’s post-event facts from UFC 295.