Jon Jones will be sidelined 8-10 months with his current injury.
UFC 205 just took a big hit as heavyweight champion Jon Jones has pulled out of his fight vs. Stipe Miocic with an injury.
Jones, who is 21-1 in UFC fights, will be forced to miss this highly-anticipated fight with a torn pec. UFC CEO Dana White shared the news on Tuesday night with a video on social media.
“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. Eight months. Gonna need surgery. He’s out.”
BREAKING NEWS…………… Sergei Pavlovich vs Tom Aspinall for the Interim Heavyweight Championship. Main Event is Jiri Prochazka vs Alex Pereira. #UFC295 is LIVE at MSG on ESPN+ PPV pic.twitter.com/SaPAwpyHi2
— danawhite (@danawhite) October 25, 2023
White also announced the replacement card for Nov. 11 at Madison Square Garden. Sergei Pavlovich and Tom Aspinall will compete for the interim championships as part of the co-main event. The fight between Jiri Prochazka and Alex Pereira has been elevated to headline the event.
Jones recently made the jump to the heavyweight division after turning in a legendary career in the light heavyweight division. To make the jump, Jones put in big-time work in the gym to put on the necessary mass to compete. Now, he will be tasked with rehabbing his injury and working his way back into the ring.
Updated UFC 295 Lineup
Sergei Pavlovich will enter the weekend riding a six-fight winning streak, all coming via a first-round knockout. Tom Aspinall returned from a knee injury in 2022 and defeated Marcin Tybura in 73 seconds back in July.
Below, check out how the event will now place out with Jon Jones being sidelined with an injury:
- Alex Pereira vs. Jiri Prochazka – for vacant light heavyweight title
- Sergei Pavlovich vs. Tom Aspinall – for interim heavyweight title
- Jessica Andrade vs. Mackenzie Dern
- Diego Lopes vs. Pat Sabatini
- Matt Frevola vs. Benoit Saint Denis
- Kevin Borjas vs. Joshua Van
- Stephen Erceg vs. Matt Schnell
- Loopy Godinez vs. Tabatha Ricci
- Jared Gordon vs. Mark Madsen
- Nurullo Aliev vs. Mateusz Rebecki
- Viacheslav Borshchev vs. Nazim Sadykhov
- Dennis Buzukja vs. Jamall Emmers
- John Castaneda vs. Kyung Ho Kang
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