Russian fighter Sergei Pavlovich in an interview with , he explained which trainer in the United States he worked with before the fight with Tom Aspinall and how the preparation takes place.
Pavlovich and Apinall will face off at UFC 295 in New York on November 11 to determine the interim heavyweight champion. The Russian fighter is on a streak of six KO victories in the first rounds. Aspinall has a 100% save record with 13 wins and three losses in his career.
“We resolved the problem for a long time, because we understood that sooner or later we would see each other again. And now they have already started doing special work, it’s just that now, instead of a month, it will take two or two and a half weeks.
— Does his jiu-jitsu bother you and how would you rate your grappling?
— It seems that this is not my first day of MMA either, everything is fine, there are no problems. If you look, we have guys in the American Top Team gym that are at a very high level in jiu-jitsu. We adopt their experience.
— Do you remember the last time you were surprised during a training session?
– To be honest, I don’t remember.
-So it’s not like a week ago when you got caught in a rear choke or an elbow lever?
– No, that didn’t happen. I haven’t caught it in a long time.
— Aspinall has great elbows and Artem Levin, a former elite Thai boxer, teaches at your gym. Did he give any advice specifically about elbows?
— The simplest reaction here is to keep your distance, not get closer. Artem and I work together all the time. There is also a wrestling coach, Steve Mocha, we watch the fights and we make a sort of picture, a strategy. We bring out the opponent’s strong points, we understand what needs to be emphasized more,” Pavlovich told .
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