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Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic were supposed to headline UFC 295, but an injury to the former caused that fight to be pulled out from the cards. Nevertheless, the main event is still a great one, with Jiří Procházka and Alex Pereira contesting for the light heavyweight belt.
Read on for more about this UFC 295 event at Madison Square Garden in New York, including our predictions, picks, and latest odds in each bout, as brought to you by JefeBet. Also, don’t forget to check out the other MMA content here to help you make the best betting decisions.
Betting Preview for UFC 295 Featuring Jiří Procházka vs. Alex Pereira & Other Big Cards on November 11 2023
Jiří Procházka (odds) vs Alex Pereira (odds)
Light Heavywweight
Procházka (29-3-1) and Pereira (8-2-0) will be disputing for the vacant light heavyweight title in the UFC this coming weekend, which is all you need to know why this fight is a must-watch. The 31-year-old Czech is currently ranked No. 1 in the division, while the 36-year-old Brazilian is No. 3. Procházka has not lost since 2015, having won 14 fights in a row heading into his meeting with Pereira. Pereira, on the other hand, is coming off a win over former light heavyweight champ Jan Blachowicz last July.
Prediction: Procházka wins via KO.
Sergei Pavlovich (odds) vs Tom Aspinall (odds)
Heavyweight
No. 2 heavyweight Pavlovich and No. 4 heavyweight Aspinall will be providing the fireworks just before the main event on Saturday. Pavlovich is on a roll, with six wins in a row, all coming via T/KOs. That is one scary streak Aspinall is looking to snap. Aspinal returned from a long absence because of injury with a sensational first-round demolition of Marcin Tybura last July. Pavlovich is 18-1-0 with 15 T/KO wins, while Aspinal is 13-30- with a 9-1 and 4-1 T/KO and submission records, respectively.
Prediction: Pavlovich wins via KO.
Mackenzie Dern (odds) vs Jéssica Andrade (odds)
Women’s Strawweight
Dern will look to win her second fight in a row. In her last bout, she scored a unanimous decision victory against Angela Hill last May. With a 13-3-0 record, Dern can move up the rankings with a win against Andrade, who is currently ranked higher. Dern is No. 7 while Andrade is No. 5 even though the latter has been winless in three fights in a row. Andrae suffered a submission loss in the second round against Tatiana Suarez back in August, the Brazilian 12th professional loss. Overall, Andrade is 24-12-0. She’s always going to be a threat, though, because of the striking power that has helped her win nine wins via T/KO.
Prediction: Mackenzie Dern wins via decision.
Matt Frevola (odds) vs Benoît Saint-Denis (odds)
Lightweight
Frevola is on a mean streak, as he is on a three-fight undefeated run, with each of those bouts ending via knockout. Moreover, all of his opponents over that stretch were not able to last past the first round. Frevola has an 11-3-1 pro record and a 4-2 T/KO slate. He also has three submission wins and six first-round finishes. Meanwhile, Saint-Denis is not too shabby either with a 12-1-0 record. His only loss was a unanimous decision defeat versus Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos in 2021. Since then, he’s gone 4-0. He has a 3-0 T/KO record and a 9-0 submission slate.
Prediction: Saint-Denis wins via TKO.
Diego Lopes (odds) vs Pat Sabatini(odds)
Featherweight
Lops recovered from a unanimous decision loss to Movsar Evloev last May by recording a submission victory over Gavin Tucker last August to improve to 22-6-0 overall. Lopes is a dangerous grappler with 12 wins to his name by way of submissions. He’s also never been submitted. As for Sabatini, he is also coming off a win in his most recent bout, submitting Lucas Almeida last June. Sabatini also carries a clean 11-0 submission record and an 18-4-0 overall pro-MMA slate.
Prediction: Lopes wins via split decision.
All odds courtesy of DraftKings. Read our review here!
