Russian PFL fighter Sergei Bilostenny In a conversation with , he assessed the fight between Alexander Volkov and Sergei Pavlovich, after which the fighters refused to shake hands.
Previously, Volkov, Pavlovich and Bilostenny were training partners and conducted joint training in Moscow. At the UFC tournament in Saudi Arabia on June 22, Alexander Volkov defeated Sergei Pavlovich by unanimous decision, after which Pavlovich refused to shake Volkov’s hand after the fight. The day before, at the weigh-in ceremony, the fighters exchanged disgruntled words addressed to each other.
— You communicated with Alexander Volkov and Sergey Pavlovich. What did you think while watching their fight and how their relationship changed during the tournament week?
“I knew from the beginning that there would be all sorts of things, Moscow maneuvers, I guess you can call it that. But Seryoga is probably not used to it anymore, that’s all. As for the fight, it was just such a day: everything went well for Sanya, but for Seryoga it didn’t work out as it should have been and as he wanted. I think Sergei is a professional, it seems to me that he will work on his mistakes, work hard, it will not cause him any problems and will return.
— Could he change position in such a battle?
– I can’t say. When such questions are asked, Alexander Pavlovich Shlemenko or Sergei Kharitonov can answer, so that they can somehow delve into these things, but I am not ready to do so. Because all this is very illusory, we can watch 100 fights where people take incredible damage, try to survive for two rounds, and in the third they end the fight early because the person’s head ended up where the fist was. Or people can fight for three rounds, and from the very beginning one has picked up his rhythm, imposed his style, felt his way, his distance, and that’s it – for 15 minutes we watch a beating in one direction.
– Don’t you think that Pavlovich struck such a sharp blow and abandoned some tactics because he didn’t like Volkov’s behavior? And can you imagine that if your opponent could speak and joke with you in the same language, you could get angry too.
“It has no effect on me.” I understand that he can say whatever he wants. He can pull out a knife and show it to me, or he can pull out a gun and aim, but tomorrow the cage will close and we will be left alone. Either way, I don’t care at all.
It seems to me that there is also the question of where you grew up, where and how they speak. That is, I do not take it seriously. And the same thing they had at the weigh-in – I was just laughing. I am sure that this did not make an impression on Seryoga either, especially at the weigh-in. It probably happened that during the week of the fight, Alexander could come up and say in a friendly way: “Oh! Hello … Oh wow, you are so healthy. Are you rocking?” And then he took it and made it worse, but I do not think that this plays a role, it seems to me that Sanya was better that evening and that’s it, “Bilostenny told .
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