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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.

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