No. 6 in the UFC Light Heavyweight Rankings Nikita Krylov told how he missed a blow while training with the heavy division’s first number Sergei Pavlovich .
The fighters conducted joint training in Moscow at the Alexander Volkov Strela gymnasium. Pavlovic could replace Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic in November, while Krylov recovers from shoulder surgery.
– Do you remember the last specific round of sparring, when you realized you would lose if that round was in an official fight?
– It seems to me that the last episode, where I definitely lost the round, happened during one of our last sparring with Sergey Pavlovich. I fell under his right hand and for the first time in a very long time I swayed, I felt my legs start to play. I quickly recovered, did enough effective actions, but there was such an episode. It’s not that I won every round with everyone, it’s just that usually you set yourself a specific task and rate the round for yourself – did you work on something specific, were you able to apply this or that skill.
– If they give you 10,000 rubles and say that you need to bet on Pavlovich or Jones. Who will you choose?
— About Jones. Because always those on whom I bet conditionally (and I do not accept real bets) lose. If you ask me if Sergey can beat Jon Jones, yes, of course. I really think so. He has a huge talent when it comes to punching, he is trained, a lot of people think he only plops, but he has a great base and good discipline to become a champion,” Krylov told Match. TV.
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Source : MatchTV
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