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UFC 295 Countdown previews a vacant light heavyweight title fight between former champ Jiri Prochazka and former …
[Applause] on November 11th the worldwide MMA leader will make its annual visit to the empire state with the iconic Madison Square Garden arena is set to write another chapter in its rich history of massive combat sports events Madison Square Garden the arena in which every fighter hopes to one day get the chance to shine nothing like a New York fight night because UFC 295 is topped by some of the mightiest men on the planet the scariest humans wearing four round gloves are about to put it all on the line the headliner will be a title bout for the vacant light heavyweight belt between former King Yuri prohaska amood his Mar Arts lives and breathes the sports rahasa is so unusual but this man is dangerous SP elbow Yuri thr HOSA Yuri is a very difficult guy to prepare for who bits 25 career Knockouts and 11 consecutive finishes man does he love Fight Night it’s under the neck that’s it there is a new light heavyweight champion I can’t wait to see this absolute wild man go to work against the powerful poon he is without a doubt one of the most terrifying fighters to ever fight in MMA Alex Pereira Pereira is one of the best strikers on earth a former kickboxing KO machine turned UFC middleweight champion there’s that left H more down goes the champion and new Alex P oh my goodness disputed middleweight champion now testing his medal at 205 lb he goes up to 205 and he beats up yon bov what we have is a new contender in the light heavyweight division that’s incredibly compelling this is going to be a tremendous fight both men recognize the danger that each one possesses it’s a wild encountering until they lock that octagon door shut who knows the Kain event will Crown an interm heavyweight champion as Russian Sergey pavlovich rides a run of six straight first round Knockouts pavlovic hits like a monster oh how about it Serge pavlovic that’s crisp precise BS it zge P in short order knocks out the black beast wow into about with the UK’s Tom Aspen Tom Aspen is very quick for a heavyweight and he gets quick finishes oh nice elbow oh and there it is it’s a fairy tale return for Tom asol a fellow finisher who’s never fought to a decision oh there it is look at that it’s over that is going to do it still all the rage we’re looking at potential Champion 100% he’s the complete package the top of the heavyweight pitcher is electric right now we’re going to get two monsters slanging and banging and somebody is going to go to sleep this is a magic fight for MMA fans but before these Giants of combat a touchdown in the Big Apple first with the title vacant this is an amazing High consequence fight get ready what a matchup the two fights the co-main and the main are two of the most spectacular matchups of the year it is a big fight field in New York City baby for UFC 295 Countdown UFC 295 is Main Event will Crown a new light heavyweight champion and feature the return of the Czech Republic’s greatest fighter for former King Yuri prasa a chance to reclaim the he once held will cap off a tumultuous Journey that began in the outskirts of [Music] bernau [Music] for CeX of Bushido is about be honest to yourself loyalty courage keep the calm [Music] mind it’s important to follow your inspiration your highest [Music] you I fought in Japan where I become the champion M but every fighter have a dream about UFC to be the champion definitely an intriguing injection of new Talent into this light heavyweight division in prosa said when I get to the UFC I want to take over I want to be the champion ooh beautiful chab look at that he eats one this man’s crazy but I love it oh window here for Braska BR DAV it is Yuri proska welcome to the Big Show the Czech Republic’s on the map and now he’s on a mission to possibly call himself the best fighter in the world how about this this man is a throwback this man is a relic but this man is dangerous make no mistake spinning elbow 12 fight winning streaks 25 Knockouts W UFC gold will hang in the balance the next time we see this guy in the Octagon Yuri prohaska has arrived at his first UFC Championship opportunity one man over to Sher LS claim to having the best MMA jiujitsu in the world the other has won 12 straight the last 10 by knockout something’s got to give as we decide the UFC light heavyweight championship big single there by Glover so toer with a take down about a minute in with relative ease now what does Yi have off his back it’s going to be intered to see now he’s alive and he’s full of confidence I mean the impact you could hear it Fifth and Final Round Standing Ovation in Singapore I mean I love this fight I came to the UFC to shine oh my goodness the chin on y Baska is ridiculous and be the champion and praza of course with all the heart to go with the skill set passes to side control do oh it’s out he’s got it oh it’s out yka has done it really at the gun there is a new light heavyweight champion the Czech Republic has got one ji praza a stutter in Singapore and I’m really excited to see how long of a run this man can go [Music] on I was happy when I brought the title to CH [Music] Republic that return to my country that was a big [Applause] noise to share these energy with the people it was a pleasure prusa’s crowning achievement would be followed by an immediate rematch with Glover toer set for the final pay-per-view of 2022 but just as soon as Brasa arrived to Las Vegas an injury in training would force him out of the fight really unfortunate news that yaska is suffering a very severe shoulder injury and send the light heavyweight title pitcher into a calendar year of disarray yri pahasa has vacated the belt so that the division can keep moving along I canel that fight sorry to Glover that’s life USC did offer Glover toera the title fight against magamed anv Glover toara declin anv versus yam bovic is the new main event this contest is declared a a split draw oh there was supposed to be a champion that night shockingly it goes to a draw there was no Champion the title’s still vacant what do you do now you do Glover versus Jamal Hill for the vacant title Jamal Hill defeated a former world champion in his hometown in one of the most dominant light heavyweight fights in UFC history and now Jamal Hill is the champion of the world Jamal Hill has torn his Achilles he is going to be out in definitely so he has vacated the title light heavyweight has no champion who should be next then but Braska is now recovered and ready to fight for the belt again against a fierce former kickboxer gunning for the same prize Fe the shot gun Fe the shotgun [Music] don’t [Music] [Applause] [Music] stop [Applause] one of the baddest men on this or any Planet enter the former glory two Division champion Alex he’s so big for the weight class and he’s so dense any mistake has Grave consequences Alex I’m talking about how good is that wow Brazilian Alex Pereira you can’t stand in front of that man oh could earn a UFC middleweight title shot in short order giv his history in kickboxing the then Champion Israel Alex poda who despite the fact that he’s only 3 and0 in the UFC has two head-to-head kickboxing wins against adna if there’s a guy that will chase out a guy that’s beaten him twice it’s it’s RNA looking into how oh there’s that left hook out of sun he’s on two more down goes the champion that will do it and new poon has done it and if this doesn’t lay the foundation for an immediate rematch I don’t know what does and although P now is the Undisputed UFC middleweight champion what is also Undisputed the last style Bender’s undeniable conviction that in this historic series Series tonight will finally be his moment all right you ready sir you ready sir let’s go gentlemen while Pereira sees the 18 185lb title in just his eighth Pro fight oh oh P land to the left now P stocking here late in the round oh that one hurt him that one hurt him the belt would just as quickly slip away oh counter right from Monaga is real warranting the need for a change d [Applause] [Music] [Music] fore [Music] [Music] live inside the Delta Center here in Salt Lake City Utah this it’s UFC 291 here is the former UFC middleweight champion former simultaneous two division Glory Kickboxing Champion Alex Pera moving up to 205 lbs tonight and I’m very excited to see him where he’s not depleting himself to make 185 herrera’s move up to 205 lbs would see him face former Champion yam bovich a Surefire light heavyweight title Eliminator a stiff test for poon’s first parade into a division of giants I think Yan has to test him early impose his grappling early shot right away Rox is a phenomenal job by Bea and there’s that low kick it comes so sneaky I mean the egg on the leg of bov is crazy oh huge wels on that lead leg of bovich bovich looks tired man exhausted boaton would appear to be the fresher fighter here late and perhaps that speaks to him not cutting weight right yep oh he stung him with that one got caught on the way in jab from P out of the body big Power and we’ll see who the judges preferred Alex peda and yam bovich go the full 15 minutes here at altitude in Salt Lake City the successful light heavyweight debut of former UFC middleweight King Alex Pereira set the stage for his shot at the vacant 205lb bounce this guy is a very scary contender in the light heavyweight Division and he’s going to make for a very interesting title fight in a main event bout on November 11th against former Champion Yuri prasa good morning yeah please who returns to competition for the first time since injurying his shoulder nearly one year ago would like to talk a little bit about your recovery phase and ultimate goal is return all your body functions to normality and prevent all possible negative consequences from training last year I injured my shoulder I roped four muscles it took four months to be in normal training process we did with you three tests and all those three tests were around your energy systems your effort is amazing your mental capacity to like really push yourself hard is amazing I spend the month in ufcpi to work on my Rehabilitation your test on the B we did the same test on the bike in 2020 versus 2023 in terms of how you take oxygen from Air how you distribute this oxygen to your muscles everything pretty much the same and that helped me a lot your neck remember your neck test you are above the average for three different weight classes and this is measuring the amount of force you produce compared to your body weight it’s actually quite good to be honest you your post surgery and a lot of your numbers are actually really quite good it gives us a clearer understanding of what you need for your program to make you the best following the early stages of Rehabilitation at the UFC performance Institute in Las Vegas Brasa would continue the comeback at home with revised methods Guided by strength Coach Philip Lucas after surgery the body forgets all the movement and the strength in the area around shoulder is nonexistent so you have to start again by building the movement patterns by slowly building the strength adding layer after layer to improve everything all over again I wanted to take time to get 100 200% strength in my body shoulder everything check the maximum power get then and right now I’m ready to do what I was born for perfect Alex you should be worried about all my abilities see doesn’t matter how I will win Shish perfect across the Atlantic brasa’s November 11th opponent continues training camp in his adopted home we former middleweight King Alex Pereira reflects on the journey that brought him to the doorstep of his second UFC World title for bad ass man I’m happy for him it’s like a medicine Garden become Alex house you know the arena that he did the UFC debut and he won the title there and and no and now we’re going to go make a history now another the [Music] title the bond between Pereira and former light heavyweight champion Glover toera permeates all walks of life and the pair can often be found giving back to the community at the sher’s Connecticut gym let’s spread out over here fight stance guys same thing he did last time for you guys okay same thing you ready one two punches in one try you breathing guys [Music] that’s you’re going to step in one two back it up Alex is coming over here help out it’s a way to give it back the kids love it and he love [Music] it [Music] [Music] for thank you for the motivation to inspire others is paired with the motivation to achieve history at UFC 295 where Pereira can become just the ninth fighter to win a UFC title in multiple divisions everything never be in order to write that chapter he’ll need to get through former Champion erri prasa we’ve seen a lot of heavy knockout artists he is the most impressive to me he flatlines the best fighters in the [Music] world his power is extraordinary you can’t stand in front of that man this man is dangerous he can get the job done everywhere Yuri prosus for real I see myself a true UFC champion Bing elbow I mean come on the creativity he really is just like a samurai warrior and UFC 295 I will prove that Yuri proa has done it 20 105 lb standouts battle for the vacant Crow it all goes down on November 11th in the [Music] [Applause] Mecca England’s got a rising contender in the heavyweight division the new wave the next generation is Tom Aspen he just seems like he’s born and bred to be in there so slck people say that he moves like a middleweight he’s got tremendous Jiu-Jitsu and he’s got knockout power in both of his hands a lot of people think we might be looking at a future UFC heavyweight champion kids real man the real deal I couldn’t imagine my life without Combat Sports it has been in my life for as long as I can remember my dad he used to work in it but he retired from that years ago and then started teaching Jiu-Jitsu full-time my dad is a former fighter himself he’s always been into martial arts and it’s always been around even on my mom’s side they had Fighters boxers and even if they weren’t fighting professionally they were all like Scrappers and stuff anyway so it’s always been in my life Tom started to Grapple when he was maybe 6 or seven when he was about 10 or 11 he started to really enjoy it and because I was teaching Jitsu he was a a Mat Rat you know he was with me every day he’ done all the particular Sports Jiu-Jitsu boxing wrestling and then I’d met Colin from kowon and it just came from there [Music] really I first met Tom when he was 14 15 I think his dad would have come maybe second year I opened and was looking to use a bit of math space practice a bit of jitu with his friends so we got talking to him and then within a couple of weeks was like would mind learn a bit of Jiu-Jitsu if do jump in and do bit he says I’ll do you the deal then I’ll teach you a little bit of jiujitsu if you coach my son I was looking enough to get him so young so I was able to mold him into what I thought I’d like him to look like from them early days for me it was all about getting him fast keeping him moving getting his angle game up get him as agile and as quick as it good and and that’s how I’ve trained him so now I believe he’s probably as fast as a welterweight I’ll put him against welterweights in air you can outspeed him no problem you can out gas T them no problem so I think it’s worth pay dividends beautiful yeah need I need it twice as fast though yeah I remember the first time I had to sit down with some probably when he was 50 I said what is it you you you want to do and he just said straight away I want to be in the UFC so I guarantee I’ll put you in the UFC if you just keep doing what I’m telling you to do I think Tom’s motivation maybe in the early days will have come from being surrounded by people in the USA I don’t know if there’s one individual that stood out I’d say because at that time we had a lot when Tom was 14 15 he then already be sping with one like Terry atam who’s in the UFC I would be on the mat like Star Struck and I just be like a big young kid trying to get involved I must have been probably about 16 17 when I even started like Landing any kind of punches on these guys and maybe winning the odd round like here and there inspiring and that’s a good feeling Tom’s one of them who’s evolved along the way going past fight number one right through and he’s been there right from the early days right through to DAR till and each day use the guy who’s in thec as his motivation not one day that Tom give up not one day that Tom say that’s it I’m not off this it’s too hard each day you come back and each day you get that a little bit [Applause] better the way that me my dad and Colin looked at it when I was fighting amateur was we’ll just take as many hard fights as we can at amateur to get the most experience we can Christian berer taking on Calvin’s Tom Aspen I’d be very surprised if we don’t see a relatively quick finish from this position and that choke looks very tight to me Dave there’s a tap so I think out of nine fights I think seven or eight of the people I fought were unbeaten in my third amateur fight I fought someone eight and0 with eight Knockouts still the AFC heavyweight champion Tom ASP I really enjoyed the amateur days actually I would have had 50 fights if I could problem was with my amateur fights is I just basically just ran out of people to fight turning pro same as with the amateur thing like I wanted to have as many fights as I possibly could Aspen in the white and gray rusak in the black and blue yeah immediately trying to close the distance but Aspen easily taking this one to the ground Aspen putting in the work here big punches from Top aspal this is going to be it the referee takes a close look and it’s all over aspal may be seeing this as a good chance to test his stand up against the big man good combinations oh Big Shot H’s out it’s all over in England there wasn’t a heavyweight like him it was about 2015 where opponent after opponent just pulled out you know so there aren’t many heavy weights around and heavy weights pull out it was very rough for me with MMA to be honest I had a child and then we found out that we were having twins I wasn’t getting no regular fights and people were like what are you going to do like how are you going to provide for your family I was training I was training all the time I was struggling to get opponents though and the fights just weren’t coming through and that was probably the toughest time of my whole career so went 2 and a half years before Tom get an opponent we’d be sitting in venues for an opponent not to te up so a lot of people would have thought okay fair enough he’s had a good go he needs to go and a money support his family but he trusted and he believed cuz we knew where we wanted to go and how we were going to get there was giving up MMA packing in all together and I thought Tom could make it to the top so we went through heartfelt you’ve got to do this eventually we talked him around and and then he came back I was aware that the USC were looking at me anyway so that’s why I signed with cage war is cuz I thought they could give me better opponent who I could give me more time in there before going to the UFC the looking for the finish and it’s over unbelievable the same thing happen in cage Warriors it’s just really hard finding people of that quality to fight cage warriors were really struggling to get me opponents and they told me that and I thought if cage Warriors release me I’m back to square one so it’s either I go to the UFC now or I’m back to where I was like 2 years ago so obviously went for the UFC and obviously it was the right move so I’m I’m happy with it it’s pretty much been the plan since Tom was able to walk that he would get here to the UFC Dan this guy is a devastating individual At This heavyweight division it doesn’t matter if you’re on the UFC or you’re on an amateur show it’s the same thing just fighting another guy who’s trying to knock you out you’re ready Jake ready have fun J there is Tom Aspen making his UFC debut round number one that’s it knock count for Tom aspo in his debut the close people around me and myself like we all had a strong belief that this is what I’m going to do and it’s going to work and without that belief I would have just I wouldn’t have done it I’m glad he’s doing what he’s doing I wanted my kids to do something that they like doing that’s the only important thing as a father I’m glad he’s an athlete if he wants to be an athlete nice clinch here beautiful yeah this was a very smart move for Tom to take him down there he is double quick again he goes two and0 with the UFC oh he connected look at this this could be it this is it it’s done there it is man just a blitz and goes right under the chin asal’s got some fast hands man he’s really fast covering up asol still all the rage wow what a moment for the buing heavyweight Contender wow Tom asol is the real deal I am motivated on another level like I’ve got to kick up the ass more than I’ve ever had before to go and push myself to the absolute limits because this is my dream and I ain’t letting no one take it away from me [Applause] beral welcome to the world famous U Arena London England for UFC Fight Night Blaze versus Aspen UFC heavyweight Tom aseno first under the big stage with five finishes in five UFC fights Tom Aspen has acknowledged this is the toughest challenge he could possibly face he made short work of everyone the UFC has put in front of him and he has no plans of slowing up and plan to make it six straight in the London Main Event against Curtis blades last summer can Curtis blades slow down the brick tonight until the fight [Music] be Tom said he’s going to push the action oh knee’s gone wow his knee’s gone oh such a shame oh no and of course we wish Tom asol all the very best on his road back the process was long it was very tough it was very character building but since I recovered from the injury I feel like I’m in a really really good spot mentally and physically because of what happen just one day shy of a full calendar year later as would return one year ago Tom Aspen oswal fell apart here in the ot2 arena but the time away has been spent utterly focused on rebuilding himself to serve his dream of becoming a UFC champion for another London headliner where he put the heavyweight division back on notice he wanted to return to the scene of the crime the scene where he suffered that agonizing knee injury he’s come back a bigger better stronger version of himself here we go folks the return of Tom asol against that man on a hot streak marching to Bora you want to touchdowns of time God bless the top of the heavyweight pitcher is electric right now lot of fun matchups beat one thing we know about Tom asol is’s very quick wait for a heavyweight that KNE must be all right yeah I was going to say I think so let’s test it out oh look at the hands Tom is on fire look how loose he is dancing around that was a kick punishing front kick don’t let him touch you keep the middle keep the middle oh nice elbow from there it is I was just way more confident big Shilling my body’s been good my mind’s been in a really good spot it’s a fairy tale return for Tom asol unbelievable I didn’t expect it to be like that I’ve been ready to fight for a title he makes quick work of marching Tora and not many people can do that I’m telling you keep an eye on this man because Tom asol is [Music] coming it’s been a really tough year for me this is a whole new version of me I’m not going to say that I’m back because I’m different now I’m just different than what I was last year my mind’s different my body’s different and I’m going all the way Tom aspino with the victory in this home nation aspal was one step closer to a heavyweight title shot and when the division’s champion was forced out of a November 11th title defense an opportunity for Aspen would [Music] materialize Jon Jones was training last night got injured he was wrestling and he tore the tendon that connects your PEC to the Bone off the bone 8 months going to need surgery he’s out so the co- Main Event now is padovich versus aspinal for the interim Heavyweight Championship an intern title bout in New York City puts Aspen one step closer to the Ultimate Prize but getting through Russia’s Sergey pavlovich is no easy task moscow’s own Sergey pavlovich he is a scary dude when he gets going that is a big man looks like an absolute psychopath kill or be killed oh most of the time he kill it pavlovic is winding up he put him down massive uppercut and he sits down down the power that this man possesses it’s insane he’s been an absolute wrecking machine pavlovic raining down the blows he gets pulled up it’s win number two for the Russian insane knockout power really is quite scary oh he detonates that right hand this is going to be it it’s a smash and grab that’s it for pavlovic here in London oh early culmination for the Russian ja oh and another big right hand leis face first C pavlovic pavic hits like a monster early knockdown for pablovich both men recognize the danger oh what a monster that is going to do it cir pavic 17 up and one down wow not only have the past six men pavlovic’s fac failed to defeat him they could not last one round each falling victim to the Russians hard charging offense brute strength again in the first W the record-breaking Russian does it again another first round knockout for Sergey pavich by TKO Ser [Music] paic the PowerHouse heavyweight from Russia this journey towards a UFC title began the very moment he first laid eyes on the sport [Music] [Music] m [Music] [Applause] [Music] for the appeals of Sunny South Florida are boundless but for the plethora of mixed martial artists who relocate here from across the globe the primary attractions are gyms like American top team and it’s this state-of-the-art operation which lured UFC heavyweight Sergey [Music] pavlovich [Music] [Music] team fsfe Fight Night [Music] [Music] for like pavlovich his UFC 295 opponent Tom aspa is making adaptations to his surroundings in order to best prepare himself for heavyweight [Music] battle I had a lot of time to think about what I need to change I think the main difference was I needed to train with guys my size you get them off go back one person attacks person defends so we just brought in a lot of heavy weights every day now I train with at least four or five different guys my size are bigger it’s definitely improved my physical attributes like my strength having to shift guys 120 kilo plus every day recession it’s really tough but I know that I can handle guys my size all the time not every now and again a unit of Behemoth prepare the UK’s top heavyweight for his shot at UFC gold an aspen goes toe-to-toe with Sergey pavlovich in New York for the interm title two of the scariest humans wearing four rounds gloves are about to put it all on the line B the these guys have absolute ridiculous one punch knockout power that’s it no count for Tomas p on the sky truly is the limit for this young guy looking at a future UFC heavyweight champion look at that it’s over it’s done hand on heart I think Sergey pavic is the most dangerous guy in the UFC oh good look he’s looking to absolutely knock your head up into the top Road he’s on a six fight knockout streak the power that this man possesses it’s insane the only difference is the last six guys we thought and not Nam Tom asol moves like a middleweight Tom asol is the real deal oh s hit so hard he detonates that right hand what a ferocious heavyweight we have here the hits like a monster oh that’s it it’s over wow I need where is my will heavyweight set the stage for a 205 lb title bout in the headliner between Yuri prusa this man is dangerous he can get the job done everywhere and Alex Pereira he flatlines the best fighters in the world the battle for the vacant belt it’s UFC 295 in the Mecca on November 11th