Jon Jones has pulled out of his heavyweight title fight at UFC 295 - and a new main event has been scheduled in place of his fight against Stipe Miocic.
Jon Jones has pulled out of his UFC Heavyweight Championship fight at UFC 295 - and a completely new main event has been scheduled in place of his planned fight against Stipe Miocic., there will be an interim title fight between British star Tom Aspinall and Sergei Pavlovich - which will serve as the co-main event.
Meanwhile, the main event has been changed entirely, with the promotion announcing that Jiri Prochazka vs Alex Pereira will now headline the show instead.Confirming news of Jones' withdrawal in a statement posted to X , UFC president Dana White said that the American had suffered a serious pectoral injury that needs surgery - and will leave him out for eight months."He was wrestling and tore the tendon that connects your pec to the bone, off the bone.
BREAKING NEWS…………… Sergei Pavlovich vs Tom Aspinall for the Interim Heavyweight Championship. Main Event is Jiri Prochazka vs Alex Pereira.The match between Aspinall and Pavlovich, therefore, will crown a new interim heavyweight champion - the first title shot of Aspinall's The winner could face Jones upon his return from injury, although the American has previously considered the idea of walking away from UFC entirely.He said:"I'd be slightly disappointed . But what matters to me is being UFC heavyweight champion. That's what matters to me."I'm not bothered if it's against Jon Jones. It would be nice. It'd be really nice to fight him, and say I fought him. But I wouldn't too bothered if he left. He can do what he wants.
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