UFC 295: Jon Jones vs Stipe Miocic called off, fans upset as Dana White unveils new main event

UFC 295 is all set to take place at Madison Square Garden, in New York City on November 11. The original main event was supposed to be a title fight between Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic. However, the CEO of UFC recently announced that Jones has pulled out from the fight after suffering an injury. During a practice session ahead of the title bout, the reigning heavyweight UFC champion tore his pectoral tendon. Dana White announced, “Here we are again, Jon Jones was training last, night got injured. He was wrestling and tore the tendon that connects your pec to the bone, off the bone. Eight months, going to need surgery. He’s out.”

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Following the cancellation of the Jones vs Miocic bout, White unveiled the new main event for UFC 295, which was initially slated as the co-main event for the night- Jiri Prochazka vs Alex Pereira. These events have also led to a major change in the interim heavyweight championship bout, which will now be between Sergei Pavlovich and Tom Aspinall. Prior to this change in events, the match card had “Jon Jones vs Stipe Miocic” in the first and main event, while “Jiri Prochazka vs Alex Pereira” was the second, and “Diago Lopes vs Pat Sabatini” was third, followed by “Mackenzie Dern vs Jessica Andrade” and “Matt Frevola vs Benoit Saint-Denis.”

However, the updated match card is as follows:

1. Jiri Prochazka vs Alex Pereira
2. Sergei Pavlovich vs Tom Aspinall
3. Diago Lopes vs Pat Sabatini
4. Mackenzie Dern vs Jessica Andrade
5. Matt Frevola vs Benoit Saint-Denis

Fans react to Jon Jones pulling out of UFC 295

The video clip of Jones' training session, where he suffered the injury was shared on social media and quickly went viral. Fans were left disheartened by the news that the highly anticipated title bout has now been cancelled. One fan wrote, “Just take this fight off champ, Love you, don’t let anyone tell you shit don’t hurt and s**t ain’t real, blessings CHAMP.” Another fan expressed their resentment with a meme. However, another X user wrote, “that's a bummer. Jones is such a savage fighter, I was looking forward to see him clash with Miocic. Aspinall and Pavlovich are good, but not on the same level. Prochazka and Pereira should be a firework though, both are knockout artists.”