Russian heavyweight Sergei Pavlovich in an interview with he said that he couldn’t live in the United States and the hardest thing for him in America was getting used to the food.
Pavlovich (18-2) lost in the first round to Britain’s Tom Aspinall in November in a fight for the UFC interim heavyweight belt. Thus ended the Russian’s six-match winning streak in the first round. Pavlovich is currently ranked third in the UFC rankings, behind Aspinall and Cyril Gan.
— You spent a year in the United States and are now back in Russia.
— I returned home, I have good and positive thoughts. I breathe differently. Everything is fine.
— Do you want to return to the USA?
– My task was to bring the belt. I needed to have a good camp and acquire new things for myself.
— What is the main difference for you between life in Russia and the United States?
— Mentality, language barrier.
— What did it take you the longest to get used to?
– Food. Here, people cook more themselves, but there, they eat more at fast food restaurants.
—Is such food forbidden to you?
– No no. I can eat, but I prefer home-cooked meals.
— Yes, in an interview with , you said that we cannot live without borscht, even in the United States. Have you considered moving to the United States permanently?
– No no. I like everything here. As trite as it may sound, it is where you were born that you have been useful. Going to play, getting ready – yes. But to live, no,” Pavlovich said in an interview with .
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