Two of the UFC’s promising young heavyweight contenders put their win streaks on the line next month.
The UFC announced Wednesday that Tom Aspinall (10-2), the No. 13-ranked heavyweight in MMA Fighting’s Global Rankings, will fight Sergei Pavlovich (14-1) on Sept. 4 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.
A former Cage Warriors standout, Aspinall is 3-0 since debuting with the UFC in July of last year with finishes of Andrei Arlovski, Alan Baudot, and Jake Collier. The 29-year-old has won six straight fights with only Arlovski lasting longer than two minutes against Aspinall during that stretch.