UFC 295 live updates: Aspinall blasts through Pavlovich after brutal KOs kick off main card

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 11: Tom Aspinall of England receives the interim heavyweight belt after defeating Sergei Pavlovich of Russia by TKO in the interim UFC heavyweight championship fight during the UFC 295 event at Madison Square Garden on November 11, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) (Jeff Bottari via Getty Images)

It was a short buildup for a short-notice title bout, but it sure did deliver. Tom Aspinall needed only 69 seconds to finish Sergei Pavlovich in dramatic fashion for the UFC interim heavyweight title.

After UFC 295 lost its historic main event between heavyweight champion Jon Jones, who many consider the greatest MMA fighter of all time, and former champion Stipe Miocic, the UFC was quick to ensure the heavyweight division would not be held up.

Jones severely injured his chest during training for the Miocic bout, which would have been his first title defense at heavyweight, so in its stead the UFC elevated the light heavyweight title bout between ex-light heavyweight champion Jiri Prochazka and ex-middleweight champion Alex Pereira from the co-main to the main event.

Then, the promotion added a bout between Aspinall and Pavlovich for the interim heavyweight title as Saturday’s new co-main event. Aspinall and Pavlovich, who are both in the top four of the UFC’s heavyweight rankings, had been on a collision course and that ended Saturday night with Aspinall holding a title belt. He’s now next in line to face the winner of Jones versus Miocic (if that fight ever happens).

Yahoo Sports’ Kevin Iole is cageside and will be providing live updates and analysis for the entire event. Follow along with him and Yahoo Sports below.

UFC 295 live results, highlights, analysisUFC 295 main card odds, results, highlights (Live now on ESPN+ PPV)

• Light heavyweight championship: Jiří Procházka (+105) vs. Alex Pereira (-125)• Interim heavyweight championship: Tom Aspinall def. Sergei Pavlovich by TKO at 1:09 of R1:

• Women’s strawweight: Jessica Andrade def. Mackenzie Dern by TKO (punches) at 3:15 of R2• Lightweight: Benoit Saint Denis def. Matt Frevola by KO (head kick/punches) at 1:31 of R1:

• Featherweight: Diego Lopes def. Pat Sabatini by TKO (punches) at 1:30 of R1:

UFC 295 prelims results, highlights

• Flyweight: Steve Erceg def. Alessandro Costa by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)• Women’s strawweight: Loopy Godinez def. Tabatha Ricci by split decision (27-30, 29-28, 29-28)• Lightweight: Mateusz Rebecki def. Roosevelt Roberts by submission (armbar) at 3:08 of R1:

• Lightweight: Nazim Sadykhov vs. Viacheslav Borshchev ends in majority draw (29-28, 28-28, 28-28)

UFC 295 early prelims results, highlights

• Lightweight: Jared Gordon def. Mark O. Madsen by TKO (punches) at 4:42 of R1:

• Bantamweight: John Castaneda def. Kyung Ho Kang by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)• Flyweight: Joshua Van def. Kevin Borjas by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)• Featherweight: Jamall Emmers def. Dennis Buzukja by TKO (punches) at 0:49 of R1:

Opponents Jiri Prochazka of the Czech Republic and Alex Pereira of Brazil face off during the UFC 295 ceremonial weigh-in at The Theater at Madison Square Garden on November 10, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) (Chris Unger via Getty Images)