UFC 295: A Look At The Key Highlights 

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Pereira is the New Light Heavyweight Champion 

Alex Pereira, the Brazilian kickboxing prodigy, is now the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s (UFC) Light Heavyweight Champion after defeating Jiri Prochazka (Czechia) by knockout in the second round at UFC 295 held at the Madison Square Garden, New York.  Pereira, the former UFC Middleweight champion, has now become the ninth fighter in the league’s history to become a champion in two weight classes. 

Aspinall Becomes Interim Heavyweight Champion after Round 1 TKO Win 

Tom Aspinall gained a first-round victory over Sergei Pavlovich to become the interim UFC Heavyweight champion. With this victory, Aspinall is now 7-1 in the UFC and might soon become the division champion. 

Who won the Performance of the Night? 

In photo: Jessica Andrade Five fighters won the Performance of the Night award at UFC 295: Alex Pereira (Light Heavyweight), Tom Aspinall (Heavyweight), Jessica Andrade (Women’s Strawweight), Benoît Saint Denis (Lightweight), and Diego Lopes (Featherweight).

Which Bout was Awarded Fight of the Night?

The Lightweight fight between Nazim Sadykhov (Azerbaijan) and Viacheslav Borshchev (Russia) was the Fight of the Night at UFC 295.