UFC fighter Sergei Pavlovich in an interview with following the results of the fight with Briton Tom Aspinall, he said that you need to go into fights that are fully prepared for your opponent.
Pavlovich (18-2) lost to Aspinall in the first round in November in a fight for the UFC interim heavyweight belt, ending the Russian’s six-game winning streak in the first round. Pavlovich is currently ranked third in the UFC rankings, behind Aspinall and Cyril Gan.
— Did you have any problems before the fight with Aspinall? Yes, it may sound like an excuse, but enough time has passed since that confrontation.
“There’s no excuses, you just have to keep training, do the work.” There were no (health) problems. The main analysis of this fight… This is the second fight in my career where I came out ill-prepared for the fight. But that’s no excuse. You must fully prepare for your opponent.
— It was announced in advance that you would be a replacement in the John Jones-Stipe Miocic pairing, and Aspinall left at short notice.
– In this situation, I speak for myself. This is the fault I saw. But I don’t regret it in any way, it was a chance. I would have regretted it even more if I hadn’t entered into this fight. I tried. Yes, it didn’t work. We have moved back, now we will work to make two attackers.
— Having such experience, will you agree to be a reservist in combat in the future?
– Let’s see. I cannot answer unequivocally and correctly. It all depends on the conditions and the intake. I don’t want this to happen again. Losing is an unpleasant feeling, especially by knockout. It is better to go into battle well prepared, even if it delays the deadline.
— You were on a streak of six consecutive victories from the first round, you were seen as a real machine. And now, this aura has calmed down…
– No problem. Anything that doesn’t kill us makes us stronger. It’s a heavyweight, any blow can decide the outcome. What can I do… This is what I have. We have to recover and come back. You need to forget this fight, take the experience from it and see your flaws that you need to work on,” Pavlovich said in an interview with .
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