Former Octagon champions, Jiri Prochazka and Alex Pereira have each efficiently made weight for tomorrow’s vacant mild heavyweight championship combat topper at UFC 295 – because the duo look to battle it out for 205 pound supremacy.
Prochazka, a former undisputed mild heavyweight titleholder underneath the banner of the group, has been sidelined for over 18 months, having most not too long ago landed the undisputed crown with a fifth spherical rallying submission win over Alex Pereira’s shut buddy and teammate, Glover Teixeira.
Struggling a catastrophic shoulder harm forward of a deliberate mild heavyweight title combat rematch with Teixeira final December, the Czech Republic native will make his return to competitors this weekend in ‘The Large Apple’.
First half of the primary occasion is weighed and prepared! 😤@AlexPereiraUFC in at 204lbs for his mild heavyweight title combat towards Jiri Prochazka
Watch LIVE on ESPN+ PPV | #UFC295 pic.twitter.com/mdzvadHgsB
— UFC (@ufc) November 10, 2023
As for Pereira, the Sao Paulo native made his mild heavyweight divisional bow again in July at UFC 291 in Salt Lake Metropolis, Utah, incomes this weekend’s vacant title siege in an in depth, break up resolution win over former titleholder, Jan Blachowicz.
The #UFC295 headliner is official! @Jiri_BJP in at 204 for tomorrow’s major occasion vs Alex Pereira! pic.twitter.com/fCd3dYCyq5
— UFC (@ufc) November 10, 2023
Additionally featured on the cardboard, surging heavyweight contenders, Sergei Pavlovich and Tom Aspinall characteristic in a co-main occasion bracket with interim heavyweight spoils on the road for the victor.
Alex Pereira – Jiri Prochazka make weight for UFC 295 title combat
Successfully making weight for their 205 pound championship tilt at Madison Square Garden, Prochazka weighed in second of the load, coming in at a cushty 204.2 kilos for the title combat – whereas Pereira, who seems to have stuffed out in his mild heavyweight body, got here in at 204 kilos even for the bout.
Beneath, catch your complete weigh-in outcomes from UFC 295 forward of a championship doubleheader in New York Metropolis.
Predominant Card:
Mild Heavyweight: Jiri Prochazka (204.2lbs) vs. Alex Pereira (204lbs)
Heavyweight: Sergei Pavlovich (259.8lbs) vs. Tom Aspinall (261.6lbs)
Strawweight: Mackenzie Dern (115.6lbs) vs. Jessica Andrade (116lbs)
Light-weight: Matt Frevola (155.6lbs) vs. Benoit Saint Denis (156lbs)
Featherweight: Pat Sabtini (145.8lbs) vs. Diego Lopes (145.4lbs)
Preliminary Card:
Flyweight: Stephen Erceg (125.6lbs) vs. Alessandro Costa (125.4lbs)
Strawweight: Tabatha Ricci (115.4lbs) vs. Crazy Godinez (115lbs)
Light-weight: Mateusz Rebecki (155.8lbs) vs. Roosevelt Roberts
Light-weight: Nazim Sadykhov (155.6lbs) vs. Viacheslav Borschchev (154.8lbs)
Early Preliminary Card:
Light-weight: Jared Gordon (155.6lbs) vs. Mark O. Madsen (154.6lbs)
138lbs Catchweight: John Castaneda vs. Kyung Ho Kang (138lbs)
Flyweight: Kevin Borjas (125.8lbs) vs. Joshua Van (125.8lbs)
Featherweight Dennis Buzkja (145.6lbs) vs. Jamall Emmers
