“I’m taking a break to heal some injuries, I’ll work two or three times harder” – UFC fighter Pavlovich

Russian UFC fighter Sergei Pavlovich spoke about the consequences of the fight with Briton Tom Aspinall at the UFC 295 tournament in New York.

In the fight against the Briton, Pavlovich could have won the belt of interim UFC heavyweight champion, but lost by knockout in the first round, the Russian’s streak of six early victories was interrupted.

— How was the state after this fight different from the state after the defeat from Overeem? I think I’m a lot angrier at myself. Very angry, very motivated. Now I have such a cool head, I will approach all moments more professionally. I’m taking a break to heal some injuries, and I need to move very smoothly to the training process, work through everything in a measured manner. I will work two or three times harder.

It was a step back, and now we need to take two steps forward. This is my mistake, my mistake. To rehabilitate yourself, you need to take the next steps more thoughtfully and move only forward,” Sport24 quotes Pavlovich as saying.

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