UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones is injured and out of his title fight against Stipe Miocic at UFC 295 on November 12 in New York, USA.
Now the main event of the tournament will be a fight for the vacant light heavyweight belt between Alex Pereira and Jiri Prochazka.
In the co-main event, Russian Sergei Pavlovich will fight Tom Aspinall for the interim heavyweight title.
Pavlovich last fought against Curtis Blaydes at UFC Fight Night 222 in April of this year. In this confrontation, Sergei won by technical knockout in the first round. He has 18 wins and one loss on his record.
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