Heading in to 2023, heavyweight contender Sergei Pavlovich is currently riding a five fight win-streak, that has included three Performance Bonuses and victories over top division talents Tai Tuivasa, Derrick Lewis and more. Pavlovich is set to face his toughest test to date when he enters the Octagon with Curtis Blaydes in the main event of UFC Vegas 71 on Saturday.
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the scariest thing about this man is how heavy and accurate his punches are. he lands clean shots all the time
He also got the longest reach of the current hws in ufc
@@goldenbiscuit420 bones jones is .5 longer. Which is nothing at HW
I concur...his power is effortless and his precision is impeccable.
I got blades and I’ll come back to tell all of you!!!!!!
that jab that sat down Bam Bam had immense power, drove it in hard
Imagine the wars he must have been through in the gym to give him the confidence to plant his feet and trade in the pocket with Lewis. Absolute animal. Cannot wait for Saturday.
Dude immediately had Derrick back-pedaling. He must hit like a truck and a half
he's def not afraid to stand and trade with big punchers
If it wasn’t for the wars he fought in the UFC, Putin would of sent him over to Ukraine
I mean Derrick was on a losing streak when he fought him so.. pretty sure he didn’t struggle being confident loo
Wait till he gets taken down
Guy gives me proper Ivan Drago vibes. What a machine
The Tai fight is a huge display of his boxing
I was sick when Tai fought so early after that beating from Gane. But the result would likely be the same.
He butchered his face! - Marty fake newsman
He will look pathetic on the ground
@@yendevus1747 Mackachev pfp. He has wrestled back in younger years and has showed his wrestling if you did your research, casual.
On vobshe krasavchik. Nash bagatir!
He rearranged Tai’s face in about 30 seconds .. I like how he doesn’t wait around
He should try that on ngannou , see how it goes
@@soutchicken7250ngannou ain't even in the UFC anymore
@@soutchicken7250this guy has technique and power. Ngannou has only raw power. His technique is pretty mid so I'm not sure if Francis can win.
@@nightwatch888 what technique ? Bull rushing into his opponent’s? If he exchanges with ngannou he’s getting kod round 1.
@@soutchicken7250 cry
Pavlovich hits hard and accurately. Checks kicks really well too.
zero wrestling too
@@The_Eagle_Official He has Greco and Sambo background, zero wrestling my ass.
@@oldmate484 where was that during the overeem fight? stay a casual
@@The_Eagle_Official It was his first UFC fight, on short notice with a horse meat filled Ubereem. Chill bruh.
@@oldmate484 that wasn't ubereem, ubereem was long gone after USADA partnered with the UFC. Keep up with the copium
Sergei has had 5 straight Round 1 KO/TKO wins in the UFC. He makes it real easy for the UFC to make his highlight compilations lol Edit: Make it 6
Francis Ngannou in his early UFC career also had a lot of 1st round knockouts
Knocking them into next week.
thats why franciseganu run away
Make that 6
666th like 💀
Wish we can see him against Ngannou
I think he would put Ngannou out. He's an anti-brawler. He get's in the pocket with brawlers were they usually want to be and technically destroys them right there. I love this fighting style.
@@Pclub4ever that is a pretty articulate analysis brother!
@@Pclub4ever an engineer spitting facts I’m not surprised
@@Pclub4ever he’s an anti brawler who is a brawler tho.
@@Pclub4ever if that’s the case, then Ngannou would probably have to wrestle him to victory, he had to do that to win against Gane
This guy is a true heavy weight, perfect build. Not pure muscle but not a bag of milk. Hits very hard too.
He made Tai Tuivasa look like a Street Fighter II losing face in 45 seconds, crazy boxing skill.
This guy is actually one of my favorite heavyweights at the moment.
Sergei Pavlovich = Future UFC heavyweight champion.
Дай Бог🙏
Dunno there's a pretty impressive guy on the throne rn
Hard to believe that he will dethrone the GOAT but would be nice to see Jones being knocked out and join Askren and others in shadow realm.
@@KletusthetightlippedacademicImpressive, but Jon would never accept this challenge. Jon left the LHW division immediately after losing to Reyes and nearly being finished by Santos. Had Santos not blown out his knees, he would have KO’d JBJ. Furthermore, he failed his drug tests during BOTH fights against DC. That’s a tarnished record for the supposed “GOAT.” If that wasn’t illuminating enough, Jones waited years to join the HW division. Years. He said he’s ready to fight for the belt the week Ngannou was stripped… And now he’s planning his retirement before facing more than two HW fighters, neither of which are the most dangerous. Jon is a fantastic fighter. But like McGregor, he’s a better opportunist. New age fighters were catching up to him at LHW when he wasn’t cheating. And he is refusing to fight both of the most naturally dangerous men in HW history.
@JSU's n Bhdjnfj Really great take and tbh you're probably right. He did decimate Gane though and he was seen as the next killer with next level striking etc.
Sergeis face after asking "How do you like that boxing" was so wholesome aha he was like a kid looking for his dads approval I love it. Volkov and Sergei are such great representation of how tough and humble Russian people are.
The Russian fighter Sergei is the only threat to bones. Sergei has a similar reach, wrestling, and an insane record.
Wrestling?
@@penayecyrille9405 hes russian, i guess his wrestling is even better
@@penayecyrille9405 Sergei has a background in Sambo. He did not use it because he has been looking unstoppable on the feet.
After Stipe ofc
@@nemeanoia5536 didn't look very good against Overeem
I can't really blame Dan for the stoppage because Lewis was falling face first after taking some heavy, clean shots from a HW. If the fight wasn't stopped he was probably gonna be ground and pounded unconscious.
Sergei ALWAYS goes first in chess
cuz he white 👊🏻
he doesn't even move a piece, he just punches the board.
@@qqq4200 😂
@@qqq4200 nah he punches the opponent's face after making his first move
@@Pandemomium4Life💀
That shovel-hook or whatever you wanna call it that he threw at Abdurakhimov was sick technique and top tier HW creative striking.
Just saw him TKO Blaydes...this guy deserves a shot against Jones. His power, speed and accuracy is unmatched for a heavyweight. Much like CroCop
More like they Emeilanenko brothers he fights like a mix between them. Throws punches just like Fedor but is giant like Alexander.
I saw one comment: Pevlovich its between Fedor and Brock Lesnar.
pff jones eats him alive
Jones would get him passed round one and let him tire and then just destroy him
@@LifeofbigB from the creators of "Lewis will knock him out", "Tuivasa will expose him" and "Blaydes will ragdoll him"
This dude might be next up his power is insane !
What ever He Hits He destroys!
Please give this man a Title shot If he beats Blaydes ill absolutely buy that PPV
You got your wish. You predicted the future.
This dude is a straight savage, the way he stuffed blades takedown and walked straight through him ate his best shot and finished him.
As much as I will miss Ngannou, we found ourselves a worthy replacement
Nah. Ngannou puts people out in fierce fashion. Sergey hits hard, but doesn't have the same ko power.
@@True_777Sergei faster & a better technical boxer. I like watching Sergei more IMO.
@@True_777 Ngannu lose Derrick Lewis with Decision (15min fight) Pavlovich win Derrick Lewis in 2 min!
@@rixter69 That was a bad fight for Ngannou, he froze up trying to maintain his win streak and not get knocked out. He fixed the issues that made him perform that way after that embarrassment.
Ngannu has that they don’t move after I hit them power but Sergei is overall just so much better and fluid with ridiculous power Ngannu’s has made improvements but overall p4p he’s got the skillset and movement of a regional champ not a world champ hes a one trick pony all jones would have to do is take him down and it wouldn’t be that hard on the other hand you got pavolich who’s a far more skilled fighter and probably one of the two heavyweights that could actually beat jones or give him a real challenge and the other would be a healthy Tom Aspinall
Наш Серёга🇷🇺Богатырь земли русской💪Огромное уважение 👏Очень рад за тебя. Храни тебя Бог🙏
🕊️💪🇷🇺 Zzz From UK
@@stephanswanepoel2448 Respect from Uzbekistan 😎
Богатырь русский
Roman Kopylov and Piotr Yan ✅
In three minutes we watched three full fights (almost)
Dude built like the a final Spetsnaz boss character 🇷🇺
😂
Overeem's son
The Spetznas are essentially extinct now though. 95% KIA in Ukraine. Their abilities have been greatly exaggerated just like the Russian army prior to the war in Ukraine.
@@wearesimulated1579 All Western unformatiin us lies, just like Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Afghanistan always turned out to be false.
@@yendevus1747 you're my son
This guy has a potential to be a UFC champ
of all his impressive traits it must be his speed and technique that separates him from his cohort. any heavyweight is gonna punch like a heavyweight but sergei throws them as tactfully and gracefully as a flyweight. so damn impressive
Dustin Poirier of heavyweight
Omg this is so accurate
Although Dustin is a bit more volume guy, while Sergey mostly finishes fights in the first round
@@vedun9439 that's cause of weight bro
@@Tinkofff Yeah lol
This came to my mind, was gonna comment this, then saw your comment 😂 100%
Серёга, давай! Мы болеем за тебя!!
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He hits so hard he made Tai do the Bruce Buffer 180 at the 2:09 mark!
lol, more like tai punching the air
Tai missed a punch and his own momentum made him spin like that.
Love this guy, hope he goes all the way, and UFC don't do him dirty. Absolute bombs in tiny gloves
Yep, well said!
Yeah hopefully they don’t ruin his career like they did Yans. One knee and his whole career went downhill 😢
3 top 5 wins. No way UFC is gonna do him dirty.
the next champ
Если он так же побьёт Блейдс то он чемпион будущий на все 100%
If jones retires then maybe
idk what the term is but Sergei does a good job of answering back when the opponent throws a combo. Idk if you would call it a counter but I notice when an opponent throws like a 1-2, Sergei would reply with a 1-2-3. They throw a right, he throws a 1-2. Very good at flowing and chain striking.
Its just his boxing with extremly heavy hands makes a deadly combo.
Yeah he has a special rhythm to his punches
Yeah his counter punching and hooks are great he's a good boxer
Tit for tat
Very accurate as well, picking his shots as opposed to swinging wildly
This guy is pretty technical for a heavyweight, would of loved to see him vs ngannou
The Russian polar bear is no joke🔥
That's Spivak
I thought that was Spivak😂
I guess y'all don't pay attention. Spivak is a maldovan.
@@fromrealworld_ spivak's nickname is polar bear, hence the tattoo on his chest. Yes he's moldovan
1:48 Pavlovich hits like a Monster !!
this is literally the heaviest and fastest punches i've seen,it seems like he puts all his body into this torpedo punches,he smashed his face in under 2 minutes,it's just crazy.
Yeah nobody has been this heavy handed since Carwin. Crazy thing is Pavlovich is only 1 KO/TKO away from matching Liddell's record and 2 away from setting the UFC record for KO streak.
"fastest" 😂
@@weezy3855 for a heavyweight yes,look at other fights and compare
@@cunctator3401i agree. he has the most accurate hands and faster than the rest of the heavier devisions for sure
@@DBd-ko9vuFaster than Aspinall? Yeah right 😂
Dude's a wrecking machine. I hardly believe that Blaydes would beat this guy. what did I say?
He doesn't stand a chance against Blaydes. Blaydes has the best wrestling skills in the heavyweight division. All Blaydes needs to do is drop him on the canvas and the fight is over since Pavlovich's ground defense is nonexistent.
@@Alexandre-Rad Yeah sure, you forgot Pav is a Sambo Expert
@@jackjohnson424 sambo expert that was ragdolled by a striker past his prime
@@The_Eagle_Official he fought a legend in his debut
@@aleksashkoeblanov2060 a 40 year old "legend" fresh off a KO losses streak
and he just knocked out Blaydes in 1st round
This guy vs Francis would have been electric!
Francis takes him down then tap him out by kimura , like he used on Hamilton
@@suhailshaikh8529 Francis would get knocked out. This guy has way better boxing, pressure, and IQ.
@@truthoverlies6434but Francis have that power of death…just one hit
This is the only guy who can beat Jon Jones at heavyweight currently, nobody else will do it. Mark my words. Edit: I was talking about Tom Aspinall😭
Agreed, that woild be awesome to witness.
Honestly, I wouldn't even have him beating Volkov or Spivac tbh
Stipe
nah curtis can beat jones spivak can possibly put on a wrestling clinic. gane just needed better grappling and more hunger to be the best imo
@@claytonclaymagic this Blacky lose
This dude is scarier than Francis imo. Francis throws wild looping punches just praying one lands while Sergei throws with precision and timing and has insane reach with nearly equal power🤷🏽♂️
@Gale Drive but less takedown defence than Francis
Even if last fight didnt went his way, nobody must forget the skill this man has
the real life ivan drago
This dude should be fighting Jon next.
@@kavishurethireswaran2748 stipe came out of the cave too
Francis Whitennou
Monster in ufc
White/European men Fight betther than anyone
Great strong fighter 🥰
Lol
What ever He Hits He destroys!
Thank you for your remark
The amazing thing about Sergei Pavlovich is that no matter how prepared his opponents may be, he always catches them off guard with that speed and power. Still, I'd love to see him fight an opponent where the fight goes beyond the first round. It would be interesting to see if Pavlovich maintains the speed and intensity as the rounds progress.
I legit see this man winning the belt. Curious to see how he does against good wrestlers.
We are about to find out this saturday! Blaydes is a mean wrestler
@@NickDK94 Well we saw. Best boxer in the division.
Now we know 💀
@@TheStraightestWhitest I actually believe he can KO Jones
@@truthoverlies6434 we sure did! Id rather see Jones fight him instead of a older version of Miocic
REMINDS ME IVAN DRAGO IN FILM ROCKY IV... UAU
Man, love Russian fighters!
He is so brutal even the GOAT is running away from him.
Very powerful, but seems like a one trick pony to me. Aspinall beats him in my opinion
Sergei v aspinall is gonna be so much better than jones v stipe
He's a Monster
The biggest misconception is that he looks like he is brawling however he is not he sits out of range and kills everyone .If has good TD heavyweight division is done
He might be the Fedor of this decade
84 inch reach is incredible I'd love to see him fight Jones for the title! 84 inch vs 84.5 inch will be legendary!
No way jones survives any of these type attacks conscious. Gonna need a plan b, which he'll probably have.
I wish Ngannou was still around and he fought this beast. Would've been fire crackers all around 🔥🔥🔥
Absolute beast! Very interested in how it goes down with Blades on Sat! It's gonna be a banger for sure!! 🔥🔥
Im curious to see how he deals with Blaydes wrestling... Abdurakimov never got to show anything... Sergei is from Russia where they have wrestling too... so very curious... Im also curious how much better Blaydes hands have gotten... it could be Blaydes coming out party... never know!
If it was a usa white guy, would automatically lose to blades because they are usually scared of black african lol
@@fredp1983RIP Blaydes. Sergei does it again.
@@TheStraightestWhitestRIP Sergei. Tom does it again.
@@macman975 Tom is going to molest the entire division for the next five to ten years.
He should be fighting for the championship already, given who he’s beaten and how easily he’s beaten them. But, of course, he’s Russian, so UFC don’t really want him to win the belt. They’re going to throw the entire heavyweight roster at him before they give him a title fight.
Impressive power his knockouts remind me of ngannou, but his past opponents were mostly brawlers that don't have a high fight iq and skill. Blaydes will be a good test
Basically the same situation as Cyril Gane, he looks good against sloppy, fat HW strikers like Tai/Lewis but can get exposed by grapplers. He needs to bait Blaydes into standing and trading with him to win this one.
Sergei has Greco Roman wrestling and combat sambo background but i think he will finish him with knockout
@@ruin3r Pavlovich is a wrestler
@@ruin3r why Blaydes and Ngannou didn't beat Lewis then ?
Pavlovich is new champion no one can beat him soon
"If he dies, he dies"
Серёга сделает как обычно каждый раз собирается делать. 😃
Next fedor?
He had Tai out there lookin crazy, Pavlovich is the damn boogeyman
this guy against 2016-2018 era Ngannou would be the biggest jungle fight. two brute raw power
Ngannou has more power, pavlo has more accurate
Straight punches beat looping punches
he will buck break ngannou
Non wrestling ngannou? No thanks, pavlovich beats him
Туиваса приветствует Павловича как своего братишку).
Уважает. Приятно видеть такое отношение между бойцами.
Time for the sigma Sergei to solo yet another opponent, it’s Africa and Peña next!!!
Brutalises Peña imo
I get the Africa reference but Peña? What has she done to deserve the gulag?
1:48 i love bisping "PAVLOVICH HITS LIKE A MONSTER" all hyped up
🥶😳Павлович🌋💪👏✊ срочно бой за титул✊
The real reason Ngannou Left 😂
feed jones to this guy then ill be impressed. jones submitting gane who has zero ground game and then beating a old stipe aint impressing no one except for the guys in his fan club
I doubt. This guy will be gassed out after 3 mins because he uses all of his energies into his punches.
@@Dare-Knight the punches that are accurate
Tai survived some insane shots there and Pavlo also walked through a few nasty overhands that Tai threw as if they were nothing. crazy how tough they are
The last uppercut throught tuivasas guard though, ridiculous
A fresh air in the heavyweight division.
I certainly wouldn't enjoy being on the recieving end of those upper cuts... Absolutely lethal...
Glad they put the entire Lewis and Tuivasa fights
Add Curtis and Tom to this highlight real
If Pavlovich keeps getting KOed in the first round (Overee, now Aspinall) he´ll eventually become a highlight reel himself
The shot at :38 is EXACTLY what he threw last night against blaydes
Love the early stoppages :)
L Haha
Early stoppages that safe your fookin brain cells 🤣🤣🤣
Met this guy in Miami today. Super nice guy. Hard to believe he can just destroy people like this haha
more impressive than his knockouts is those two big shots he ate from tai & didn't even seem to flinch
In the spirit of good sportsmanship: touch hands, warmly embrace, and then beat the crap out of each other 😂😂😂
Neat little narrative of Overeem being the last guy to beat Pavlovich, yet Blaydes beat Overeem. I know MMA math doesn't exist, but still a neat little tibbit of info
Imagine getting touched by one of those punches. They are so fast and precise, hard to react. Massive respect to anyone getting in the cage to fight
This video lasts more than his last 2 fights combined
Probably got the best Jab in the heavyweight division together with Aspinall
Patience is key. A simple theme to his emphatic knockouts.
Серёга, только вперёд! 💪
Great White Hope 😊😊
Plenty of great white fighters nowadays, this isn't the 1990s.
Lord knows the world is lacking white power. 🤦🏾♂️
Great white land shark
I love Bisping's "But Pavlovich hits like a MONSTER!"
Pavlovich vs aspinal gonna be a classic on the Jones vs stipe fight..
Sergei throwing them super hands! He gon make the KO on Curtis
Curtis upgraded his hands though, it's not going to be easy to strike with Curtis.
@@Pclub4ever oh no never! Curtis is no joke man! Not easy for anyone. But I have confidence in Sergei because he’s so confident!
@@Pclub4ever upgraded his hands ? How ? By koing daukaus? He already kod jds in striking before he fought lewis
I love how Bisping says "but PAVLOVICH HITS LIKE A MONSTER!" at 1:48 🤣
He punches so hard and accurate it’s scary
The Real Russian Power! He is a New Champ Of heavyweight Devision!
The punch at 2:07 is a punch from hell. Tai is dropped in a different direction of the punch.
Now i wanna see Ngannou back and fight Pavlovich coz that will be interesting to see who KOs who but I i guess we will never get to see that fight 😭