Alex Pereira won his fight at UFC 295 with the second-round stoppage of Jiri Prochazka, a result that sparked controversy and criticism from fellow fighters over the timing of the stoppage by referee Marc Goddard.
Alex Pereira’s success continued on Saturday night with a second-round stoppage of Jiri Prochazka at UFC 295, his second title win in four octagon bouts. The fight was stopped at 4:08 of Round 2 when ref Marc Goddard waved off the bout after Prochazka had taken a pair of hard hooks and several elbows to his head from Pereira.
Fighters sounded off on the referee’s decision and fight outcome with opposing opinions. Some believed it was a bad call by Goddard and that it was an early stoppage, while others thought it was the right call given the situation.
In another match, Tom Aspinall was congratulated on his interim heavyweight championship belt, while some fighters commented on his powerful performance. The persistence of Mackenzie Dern was also noted in her fight against Jessica Andrade.
In this UFC 295 main card event, the fights were intense and saw both victories and controversy over the referee’s decisions, and the performance of some of the fighters.