“It doesn’t matter who says what, it’s clear that it’s sarcasm” – Pavlovich about Volkov’s words about joint training

Russian heavyweight Sergei Pavlovich in an interview with reacted to the remarks Alexandra Volkova who earlier, describing the joint fight, noted the advantage of his training partner and future opponent.

Volkov and Pavlovich have long been training partners, preparing for their fights in Moscow. In the spring of 2024, Dana White announced that heavyweights will participate in the UFC tournament in Saudi Arabia. Currently, 32-year-old Pavlovich is in third place in the heavyweight rankings, while 35-year-old Volkov is in fifth place.

— Quote from Volkov: “In a fight with Sergei, I was pushed by every blow, but he did not feel my blows. » I saw your struggle and I understand that this is not the case. Do you understand why Alexander describes them this way?

– It doesn’t matter who says what. We understand this is sarcasm, etc. There were some good sparring sessions where we fought, close sparring sessions on both sides. Therefore, it makes no sense to tell fables.

— Yesterday, you met Alexandre for the first time since 2022, how did the meeting go?

– No way, we saw each other and said hello in the room where they sign posters.

– Why did you accept this fight?

“At first we seemed to think we weren’t going to fight to the waist. But I learned from my managers that this camp agreed. It always seemed to me that either both refused or both agreed. If they agreed, I also gave consent,” Pavlovich told .

The UFC tournament in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) will take place on June 22. Thematic TV channel “Match!” Fighter” will broadcast the fights from 19:00 Moscow time, broadcasting on the federal channel “” will begin at 22:00. The broadcast will also be available on the sites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.

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