Two weeks removed from his stunning first round knockout loss to newly-minted interim heavyweight champion, Tom Aspinall at UFC 295, Russian contender, Sergei Pavlovich has vowed to avenge his loss to the Atherton native, claiming such an event is “inevitable” in the future.
Pavlovich, who co-headlined UFC 295 in a short-notice interim heavyweight title fight with British favorite, Aspinall, suffered just his second loss in his professional career, in the form of a first round KO loss to the former, seeing his stunning run of six consecutive knockout wins in the first round halted.
In his Octagon debut, Pavlovich would suffer his first mixed martial arts loss, having enjoyed a championship-winning run in Fight Nights Global – dropping a ground strikes TKO loss to perennial contender and former title challenger, Alistair Overeem.