UFC 295 medical suspensions: Jiri Prochazka, Sergei Pavlovich among 19 suspended indefinitely

Nineteen indefinite suspensions were handed out after UFC 295, per the New York State Athletic Commission.

UFC 295 took place Nov. 11 at Madison Square Garden in New York and featured 13 fights.

On Monday, MMA Junkie acquired a list of athlete medical suspensions from the New York State Athletic Commission, the sanctioning body that oversaw the event. Most injury specifics were not disclosed.

Nineteen of the 26 combatants were given indefinite suspensions and will need to be cleared by a doctor before they return. That’s a high number of indefinite suspensions compared to the average UFC event, although the NYSAC may have different safety protocols compared to other regulatory bodies. All 26 fighters were also given mandatory suspensions, which vary from seven days to 90 days.

Check out the full list of medical suspensions from UFC 295 below.

UFC 295 post-event facts: Alex Pereira joins exclusive two-title club in record time

The best facts from UFC 295, which saw Alex Pereira join the two-division title club in less fights than the eight names before him.

The UFC’s penultimate numbered event of the year, UFC 295 from Madison Square Garden in New York, proved to be arguably the best of the bunch.

Two new champions were crowned to close out a lineup that saw eight stoppages in 13 fights. In the main event, [autotag]Alex Pereira[/autotag] (9-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC) picked up the vacant light heavyweight title with a second-round knockout of [autotag]Jiri Prochazka[/autotag] (29-4-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC), while [autotag]Tom Aspinall[/autotag] (14-3 MMA, 7-1 UFC) claimed the interim heavyweight strap in the co-main event with a 69-second knockout of [autotag]Sergei Pavlovich[/autotag] (17-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC).

For more on the numbers behind the card, check below for MMA Junkie’s post-event facts from UFC 295.

UFC 295 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Title fight athletes net $32,000 each

Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 295 took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $272,500.

NEW YORK – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 295 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $272,500.

The program, a comprehensive plan that includes outfitting requirements, media obligations and other items under the fighter code of conduct, replaces the previous payments made under the UFC Athlete Outfitting Policy.

UFC 295 took place at Madison Square Garden. The main card aired on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPNews and ESPN+.

The full UFC 295 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

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[autotag]Alex Pereira[/autotag]: $32,000
def. [autotag]Jiri Prochazka[/autotag]: $32,000

[autotag]Tom Aspinall[/autotag]: $32,000
def. [autotag]Sergei Pavlovich[/autotag]: $32,000

[autotag]Jessica Andrade[/autotag]: $21,000
def. [autotag]Mackenzie Dern[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Benoit Saint-Denis[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Matt Frevola[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Diego Lopes[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Pat Sabatini[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Steve Erceg[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Alessandro Costa[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Loopy Godinez[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Tabatha Ricci[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Mateusz Rebecki[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Roosevelt Roberts[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Nazim Sadykhov[/autotag]: $4,000
vs. [autotag]Viacheslav Borshchev[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Jared Gordon[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Mark Madsen[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]John Castaneda[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Kyung Ho Kang[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Joshua Van[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Kevin Borjas[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Jamall Emmers[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Dennis Buzukja[/autotag]: $4,000

Under the UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance program’s payout tiers, which appropriate the money generated by Venum’s multi-year sponsorship with the UFC, fighters are paid based on their total number of UFC bouts, as well as Zuffa-era WEC fights (January 2007 and later) and Zuffa-era Strikeforce bouts (April 2011 and later). Fighters with 1-3 bouts receive $4,000 per appearance; 4-5 bouts get $4,500; 6-10 bouts get $6,000; 11-15 bouts earn $11,000; 16-20 bouts pocket $16,000; and 21 bouts and more get $21,000. Additionally, champions earn $42,000 while title challengers get $32,000.

In addition to experience-based pay, UFC fighters will receive in perpetuity royalty payments amounting to 20-30 percent of any UFC merchandise sold that bears their likeness, according to officials.

Full 2023 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:

Year-to-date total: $7,305,500
2022 total: $8,351,500
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $21,824,500

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Benoit Saint-Denis def. Matt Frevola at UFC 295: Best photos

Check out the best photos from Benoit Saint-Denis’ first-round KO win over Matt Frevola at UFC 295 at Madison Square Garden in New York.

Check out the best photos from [autotag]Benoit Saint-Denis[/autotag]’ first-round knockout win over [autotag]Matt Frevola[/autotag] at UFC 295 at Madison Square Garden in New York. (Photos by Wendell Cruz, USA TODAY Sports; Sarah Stier, Getty Images; MMA Junkie)

UFC 295 results: Benoit Saint-Denis KOs Matt Frevola with spectacular head kick, makes bold callouts

Benoit Saint-Denis continued his violent rise through the lightweight division when he knocked Matt Frevola out cold at UFC 295.

NEW YORK – [autotag]Benoit Saint-Denis[/autotag] continued his violent rise through the lightweight division Saturday when he knocked [autotag]Matt Frevola[/autotag] out cold on the UFC 295 main card.

Saint-Denis (13-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) extended his octagon winning streak to five fights in the most vicious way imaginable when he unloaded a perfect left head kick that caught Frevola (11-4-1 MMA, 5-4-1 UFC) on the jaw and instantly dropped him. A couple shots on the mat forced referee Mike Beltran to jump in and call it off at the 1:31 mark of the opening frame at Madison Square Garden.

Check out the replay of the finish below (via X):

Saint-Denis is now on a five-fight winning streak at 155 pounds, all by stoppage. His winning streak trails only champion Islam Makhachev (12), and the Frenchman made it clear he’s coming for the top of the weight class, naming Dustin Poirier, Justin Gaethje and Mateusz Gamrot as fights of interest.

“I’m coming for everybody in the lightweight division,” Saint-Denis said in his post-fight interview with Joe Rogan. “It’s not going to stop until I have the belt around my waist. I’m going to come back here (one day) and defend the ‘BMF’ or lightweight belt.

Up-to-the-minute UFC 295 results include:

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Matt Frevola warns Benoit Saint-Denis ‘not in our house’ ahead of UFC 295 home game

New York’s Matt Frevola knows what he’s up against in the always violent Benoit Saint-Denis at UFC 295.

NEW YORK – [autotag]Matt Frevola[/autotag] got what he wanted, a fight at Madison Square Garden.

A savage opponent was offered and accepted. Frevola (11-3-1 MMA, 5-3-1 UFC) fights Saturday vs. Benoit Saint-Denis at UFC 295, a card that also features two of his LAW MMA teammates, Nazim Sadykhov and Dennis Buzukja.

“The energy at the gym has been unreal,” Frevola told MMA Junkie and other reporters at a news conference Wednesday. “We all feed off each other. The slogan all camp has been, ‘Not in our house.’ Madison Square Garden is our house. We’re all New Yorkers and we’re ready to protect our homeland.”

Saint-Denis (12-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) does not have an official UFC lightweight ranking, but that didn’t deter the ranked Frevola from risking his divisional position. The fight on paper has fans buzzing, and Frevola shares in that.

“It excited me,” Frevola said. “I was ready to fight anybody at MSG. But when they came to me with Benoit, I just got excited. That’s what I want. I want to fight The Boogeyman. I want to fight the guys that people don’t want to fight. His nickname is the ‘God of War,’ but I’m going to show the world he’s just a man.”

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Unranked Benoit Saint-Denis respects Matt Frevola for accepting UFC 295 fight

Benoit Saint-Denis realizes that ranked Matt Frevola could’ve easily said no to the matchup but appreciates that he said yes.

NEW YORK – [autotag]Benoit Saint-Denis[/autotag] is thankful for the opportunity he’s getting this weekend.

Getting a fight with a ranked opponent in the UFC is not an easy thing, and Saint-Denis will finally face someone in the UFC’s official lightweight rankings as he takes on [autotag]Matt Frevola[/autotag] this Saturday on the pay-per-view main card of UFC 295.

Saint-Denis (12-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) respects Frevola (11-3-1 MMA, 5-3-1 UFC) for accepting the fight considering he’s currently unranked.

“I like the guy because he took the challenge right away,” Saint-Denis said at UFC 295 media day. “He is taking a risk because he’s ranked, and I’m not. I believe he likes challenges, and he’s not afraid to brawl or go against me, so it will be a great fight.

“I’m expecting a tough guy. He’s well rounded, he has good cardio, and he believes in himself like I do. It’s a fight between two tough guys.”

Saint-Denis, a native of France, will be fighting in enemy territory as Frevola is from New York. The Frenchman has no issue with fighting Frevola on his home soil because he’s used to it by now in his career.

“In France, it got legalized very late, so I only fought twice in France for the UFC,” Saint-Denis said. “Before that, I was traveling all around the world to get fights because in France I couldn’t, so I’ve always been booed, and I’ve only been cheered in Paris. It’s not a problem for me. I like that.”

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Video: UFC 295 media day interviews

Before UFC 295 on Saturday, hear from the main card fighters at media day in New York.

NEW YORK – The UFC 295, which takes place at Madison Square Garden with a main card that airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPNews and ESPN+, goes down Saturday.

Before fight night arrives, though, notable athletes from the main card and preliminary spoke to reporters Wednesday at media day.

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If you happen to miss any of the individual sessions on the live stream, check below for the archived videos of each media day.

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UFC 295 pre-event facts: Alex Pereira’s two-division title bid comes with historic twist

Check out the facts behind UFC 295, where Alex Pereira can join the two-division titleholder club in a way that differs from everyone else.

The UFC makes its annual stop in New York on Saturday with UFC 295, which takes place at Madison Square Garden with a pair of title fights that top the pay-per-view main card following prelims on ESPNews and ESPN+.

In the main event, [autotag]Jiri Prochazka[/autotag] (29-3-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) will return to competition from a significant injury to face [autotag]Alex Pereira[/autotag] (8-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC) for the vacant light heavyweight belt. The co-headliner will see [autotag]Sergei Pavlovich[/autotag] (17-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) clash with [autotag]Tom Aspinall[/autotag] (13-3 MMA, 6-1 UFC) in an interim heavyweight championship contest.

For more on the numbers behind the title-fight doubleheader, as well as the rest of the card, check below for MMA Junkie’s post-event facts from UFC 295.

Streaking lightweights Matt Frevola, Benoit Saint-Denis set for UFC 295 clash

Matt Frevola and Benoit Saint-Denis will look to extend their streaks of octagon finishes when they meet at UFC 295 in New York.

[autotag]Matt Frevola[/autotag] and [autotag]Benoit Saint-Denis[/autotag] will attempt to add another win – and another finish – to their current streaks when they meet at UFC 295 in a fight with fireworks written all over it.

Frevola (11-3-1 MMA, 5-3-1 UFC) and Saint-Denis (12-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) will fight on the promotion’s 30th anniversary event, which takes place Nov. 11 at Madison Square Garden in New York. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims expected on ESPN and ESPN+.

The matchup was first announced by Frevola on his “Two to Tango” podcast, and MMA Junkie subsequently verified the news with two people close to the situation, who requested anonymity because the UFC has yet to make an official announcement.

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Frevola, 33, has won his past three fights by first-round knockout. “The Steamrolla” had a rocky 2-3-1 start to his octagon tenure, but has sine found his stride, with his most recent win against Drew Dober being the high point of his career to date.

He’ll need to keep that form going in order to get past Saint-Denis, who after dropping his UFC debut in October 2021, has been on fire. The Frenchman has finished his past four opponents – two by submission and two by knockout – with his second-round TKO of Thiago Moises in their Fight of the Night earlier this month in Paris being a breakthrough moment.

The latest UFC 295 lineup now includes:

  • Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic – for heavyweight title
  • Jiri Prochazka vs. Alex Pereira – for vacant light heavyweight title
  • Jessica Andrade vs. Mackenzie Dern
  • Kevin Borjas vs. Joshua Van
  • Stephen Erceg vs. Matt Schnell
  • Jared Gordon vs. Mark Madsen
  • Diego Lopes vs. Pat Sabatini
  • Nurullo Aliev vs. Mateusz Rebecki
  • Dennis Buzukja vs. Jamall Emmers
  • Matt Frevola vs. Benoit Saint-Denis

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