UFC fighter Sergei Pavlovich in an interview with , he called Alexander Volkov, Anatoly Malykhin, Evgeny Goncharov, Denis Goltsov, Valentin Moldavsky and Vadim Nemkov the main Russian heavyweights.
Pavlovich is currently ranked third in the UFC heavyweight rankings, behind Britain’s Tom Aspinall and France’s Cyril Hahn. In his last fight, Pavlovich lost to Aspinall in the first round for the UFC interim heavyweight belt in November. This ended the 31-year-old Russian’s six-fight winning streak in the first round; in total, he has 18 victories and two defeats in MMA.
— Which Russian heavyweights could you name? Make your own top.
— There are a lot of guys who come from Russia. Anatoly Malykhin , Alexander Volkov , Evgeny Goncharov , Denis Goltsov, Valentin Moldavsky, Vadim Nemkov moved to heavyweight. I just listed our good fighters. And to put him in his place… I don’t know. Everyone is good.
—Are you ready to fight with Alexander Volkov?
– I would like a fight for the belt. And I always said that I wanted to meet foreigners, but I wouldn’t want to fight with Russian fighters. If they say it’s necessary… Well, of course, we’re sailing that boat,” Pavlovich told .
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