UFC 295 Weigh-in Results: Title Fights Official; 2 Miss Weight
Two Ultimate Fighting Championship championship fights are now official after the UFC 295 weigh-ins.
Two fighters missed weight for the 13-fight card. First was Jamall Emmers, who came in one pound over for his featherweight fight against Dennis Buzukja. Additionally, Roosevelt Roberts came in two pounds over for his lightweight fight against Mateusz Rebecki. The two weight offenders have been fined currently undisclosed percentages of their purses.
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Having previously vacated the title due to injury, Prochazka (29-3-1) returns to the Octagon on an impressive 13-fight winning streak. His last outing saw him claim the title via rear-naked choke over Glover Teixeira. "BJP" weighed 204.2 pounds for his return fight.
Meanwhile, Pereira (8-2) will look to avenge his coach's defeat and claim a title in a second weight division. "Poatan" most recently made a successful debut at light heavyweight by winning a split decision over Jan Blachowicz. The Brazilian weighed in at 204 pounds on the dot.
UFC 295 prelims begin on Saturday at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT on UFC Fight Pass and ESPN+ before moving to ESPN+ and ESPNews at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. The main card will air on ESPN+ pay-per-view starting at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT.
UFC 295 Weigh-in Results:
Jiri Prochazka (204.2) vs. Alex Pereira (204)Sergei Pavlovich (259.8) vs. Tom Aspinall (261.6)
Jessica Andrade (116) vs. Mackenzie Dern (115.6)
Matt Frevola (155.6) vs. Benoit St. Denis (156)
Diego Lopes (145.4) vs. Pat Sabatini (145.8)
Alessandro Costa (125.4) vs. Steve Erceg (125.6)
Lupita Godinez (115) vs. Tabatha Ricci (115.4)
Mateusz Rebecki (155.8) vs. Roosevelt Roberts (158)*
Viacheslav Borshchev (154.8) vs. Nazim Sadykhov (155.6)
Jared Gordon (155.6) vs. Mark O. Madsen (155.6)
John Castaneda (137.6) vs. Kyung Ho Kang (138)
Kevin Borjas (125.8) vs. Joshua Van (125.8)
Dennis Buzukja (145.6) vs. Jamall Emmers (147)**
* Roberts missed weight by two pounds and has been fined a percentage of his purse.
** Emmers missed weight by one pound and has been fined a percentage of his purse.
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