Russian promoter Kamil Gadjiev shared his opinion on the fight for the interim UFC heavyweight championship belt between Sergei Pavlovich and Tom Aspinall.
In 2014, heavyweight Sergei Pavlovich debuted in Gadzhiev’s Fight Nights promotion at a tournament in Moscow. The Russian fighter joined the UFC as an undefeated heavyweight champion, winning 12 fights out of 12. In the UFC, Pavlovich is on a streak of 6 victories by knockout from the first rounds. The fight with Aspinall is scheduled for November 13 in New York.
— At the UFC 295 tournament in New York, Sergey Pavlovich and Jiri Prochazka will fight in two main fights for the heavyweight and light heavyweight titles. They both fought at your tournament in Moscow in December 2014. Do you remember how Pavlovich came to you? Judging by his stories, he was recommended by serious people in Rostov.
– It’s true. Seryoga Pavlovich had a close person who was friends with me. That’s how he ended up with us. His career was progressing, we were in contact, we were making fights for him, and when the prospect of going to the UFC arose in 2018, he went to the UFC.
— Vitaly Minakov became the Bellator champion before your eyes. What advice would you give Pavlovich on becoming a UFC champion?
— Seryoga must be as concentrated as possible and not let Aspinall breathe. Hit constantly. Create a threat. Aspinall was very good, very calm in the fight with Volkov. He’s a guy who’s good at tactics. Well, technically too. If he imposes his fighting style on Seryoga, then we won’t have to witness Aspinall’s domination on the ground over Pavlovich. In 2017, Seryoga struggled poorly on the field. Six years have passed and while Seryoga has improved on the ground, he can fight both Jones and Aspinall. If he hasn’t improved on the ground, then his only chance is to bombard him with his shots in order to simply prevent Tom from approaching. But for that you don’t just need to hit well, for that you need to be functionally ready and focused. Constantly hit,” Gadzhiev told .
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