Alex Pereira and Tom Aspinall Crowned New UFC Champions at UFC 295
Pereira Defeats Jiří Procházka to Become Light Heavyweight Champion, Aspinall Knocks Out Sergei Pavlovich for Interim Heavyweight Title
- Alex Pereira defeated Jiří Procházka to become the new UFC light heavyweight champion, using a series of elbows to Procházka’s head to win the vacant title.
- Tom Aspinall became the first British heavyweight to win gold in the UFC 295 title fights, knocking out Sergei Pavlovich in the first round for the interim heavyweight championship.
- The light heavyweight division had been without a champion since Jamahal Hill relinquished the title in July after he was injured in a pickup basketball game.
- Pereira became the ninth fighter in UFC history to win championships in two weight classes, having previously won the middleweight championship last November.
- Aspinall's victory was particularly notable as he took the fight on short notice, after heavyweight champ Jon Jones was forced to pull out of his scheduled fight against Stipe Miocic due to a torn pectoral tendon.
BBC 
Forbes 
New York Post 
ESPN 
Bleacher Report 
CNA 
Reuters 
Washington Post ESPN Bleacher Report Bleacher Report ESPN Bleacher Report 
Business Insider ESPN Bleacher Report Bleacher Report New York Post Bleacher Report BBC 
TMZ New York Post BBC 
Deadspin Washington Post 
Associated Press New York Post Forbes New York Post BBC 