NEW YORK – Sergei Pavlovich enters UFC 295 prepared to be champion, by his own estimation. While Pavlovich (18-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC ) fights Saturday at Madison Square Garden for an interim championship, the moment feels undisputed for the hulking Russian fighter. “For me, this is the legit title,” Pavlovich told MMA Junkie and other reporters through an interpreter at a news conference Wednesday. Pavlovich was originally slated to be a backup fighter for Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic . When that fight fell through, he was booked vs
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Sergei Pavlovich on UFC 295 fight vs. Tom Aspinall: ‘For me, this is the legit title’ – MMA Junkie