Pereira grabs light heavyweight championship at UFC 295

Alex Pereira knocked out Jiri Prochazka on Saturday night to claim the light heavyweight championship in the main event at UFC 295 in New York.

Pereira (9-2-0) sent Prochazka to the mat with a right hook before using a barrage of elbows to earn the victory at 4:08 of the second round. The Brazilian has now won back-to-back UFC bouts after a loss to Israel Adesanya on April 8.

It was a fairly even fight until the knockdown, as Pereira held narrow advantages in total strikes (49-44), significant strikes (38-30) and shots to the head (21-18).

In another title fight, Tom Aspinall (14-3-0) secured the interim heavyweight belt by beating Sergei Pavlovich (18-2-0) via knockout.

Other winners on Saturday included Jessica Andrade (25-12-0), Benoit Saint Denis (13-1-0) and Diego Lopes (23-6-0).

"Hopefully people want to talk about my achievements one day in Madison Square Garden."

Alex Pereira (@AlexPereiraUFC) adds to his list of accomplishments inside Madison Square Garden with a new title at #UFC295 🔊⬆️

Final Results ➡️ https://t.co/jS1Gv3z0gc pic.twitter.com/1VDU9Ih8GH

— UFC News (@UFCNews) November 12, 2023