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Callum Walsh attend a UFC event | Photo via Tabatha Ricci

It’s a busy week for Callum Walsh and Tabatha Ricci as boyfriend and girlfriend compete at Madison Square Garden in boxing and at UFC 295, respectively, and “Baby Shark” feels they could be sharing the same card in the future.

The UFC returns to Madison Square Garden this Saturday for UFC 295 with two world title fights — Jiri Prochazka vs. Alex Pereira for the vacant light heavyweight title, and Sergei Pavlovich vs. Tom Aspinall for the interim heavyweight title. With Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic no longer happening, how do these title fights, and the event as a whole, hold up on paper?

Even with the loss of Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic, the UFC 295 title fights are incredibly fascinating with the returning Jiri Prochazka taking on former middleweight champ Alex Pereira, and Sergei Pavlovich and Tom Aspinall battling for the interim heavyweight title — both fights nearly pick ‘ems from a betting perspective.

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Jessica Andrade enters UFC 295 looking to snap the longest losing skid of her 36-fight MMA career, and said that personal issues could have affected her recent performances.

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NEW YORK—UFC heavyweight title challenger Sergei Pavlovich talks to the media ahead of his fight with Tom Aspinall at UFC 295, including what makes Aspinall a different challenge from his previous opponents, whether he’d like to fight Jon Jones or Stipe Miocic next, why he feels like he’s competing for the real belt on Saturday, and more.

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One-time UFC light heavyweight title challenger Anthony Smith hoped to face ex-champ Jan Blachowicz for his next bout. But with Blachowicz recently booked and the rest of the top-ranked fighters tied up, he’s at a loss to his next step.

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The UFC middleweight title will take the spotlight atop the promotion’s first PPV of 2024.

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The No Bets Barred boys are back this week with a full breakdown of UFC 295 and the promotion’s return to Madison Square Garden with two vacant title fights. In the co-main event, Sergei Pavlovich takes on Tom Aspinall for the interim heavyweight title and then in the main event, former light heavyweight champion Jiri Prochazka looks to reclaim the belt he never lost when he faces former middleweight champion Alex Pereira.

Jiri Prochazka | UFC 295 Embedded YouTube

On the third episode of UFC 295 Embedded, Alex Pereira goes shopping and decorates, Sergei Pavlovich gets support from his teammates, Jiri Prochazka goes to a Knicks game, Tom Aspinall reconnects with Michael Bisping, and more.

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Two-time PFL champion Kayla Harrison has a new opponent with UFC veteran Aspen Ladd accepting the challenge to face her after Julia Budd was pulled from upcoming PFL Finals card on Nov. 24.

Before UFC 299, UFC bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley and Chito Vera had their first staredown in New York City on Wednesday afternoon.

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Tom Aspinall didn’t blink when the offer came to fight for an interim title on short notice after Jon Jones suffered an injury that prevented him from competing at UFC 295.

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Daniel Cormier can now personally attest to the kind of power Alex Pereira generates.