Off the back of another knockout win last night in his first headlining bout under the banner of the UFC, surging Russian striker, Sergei Pavlovich has been backed to defeat undisputed heavyweight champion, Jon Jones ahead of a potential future fight.
Pavlovich, the current #3 ranked heavyweight contender, managed to solidify his status within the division’s top-3 last night in the main event of UFC Vegas 71, recording a one-sided first round TKO win over perennial contender, Curtis Blaydes.
The victory extended Sergei Pavlovich’s winning streak to six straight fights, with his sole defeat coming in the form of a first round TKO loss of his own against veteran striker, Alistair Overeem at UFC Fight Night Beijing back in November 2018 in his promotional debut.
Launching himself to the #3 rank in the heavyweight division, in the last year, Pavlovich has landed notable knockout wins over former title challenger, Derrick Lewis, and Australian knockout artist, Tai Tuivasa.
Sergei Pavlovich touted as stern test for UFC champion, Jon Jones
Heralded and showered with praise off the back of his knockout win over Blaydes, Pavlovich was backed to defeat current undisputed heavyweight champion, Jones by veteran…
