russian fighter Sergei Pavlovich (16-1), ranked 11th in the heavyweight rankings cfu told how the duel with Derrick Lewis (26-10). Pavlovich knocked out Lewis in the first minute of round one at UFC 277.
Is that how you envisioned this fight?
– In principle, I imagined such a picture, yes. For him to move back, you will have to “pull” him and move a lot. The only question was when would the outcome take place: in the first round or in the second. The plan was to pull and watch him in the first round and start picking up the pace from about the second minute.
– I’ve heard of two types of knockouts: if they hit the jaw, the person’s light goes out. If behind the ear or in the temple, then you see everything, but you don’t control the body. You hit just behind the ear somewhere – was that intended?
– On the contrary, he hit the squares, he does not stand like a bag. The main focus was the head, to land punches there, and where it flies there, whatever.
– What were you afraid of low blows?
– Even when we approached, he held out his hand to me, and I waited for him to hit the side. Of course, I couldn’t have touched it with a glove, but in Russia we are brought up a little differently, the guys are fine, I touched it with a glove, but I waited, I was in alert. If he had immediately launched something, my attack would have started to develop earlier,” the fighter said in an interview with .
For Pavlovich, the victory was the fourth in a row in the UFC, won earlier than expected. Derrick Lewis has already won fights against three Russians: Alexei Oleinik, Alexander Volkov and Shamil Abdurahimov.
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