{"id":293368,"date":"2023-11-07T11:24:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-07T11:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=293368"},"modified":"2023-11-07T11:24:02","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T11:24:02","slug":"aspinall-cant-pick-out-weak-points-in-ufc-295-rival-pavlovich","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/mma\/aspinall-cant-pick-out-weak-points-in-ufc-295-rival-pavlovich\/","title":{"rendered":"Aspinall &apos;can&apos;t pick out weak points&apos; in UFC 295 rival Pavlovich"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Tom Aspinall admits he &#8216;can&#8217;t pick out any weak points&#8217; in UFC 295 rival Sergei Pavlovich because Russian just &#8216;STEAMROLLS people&#8217;, as Brit prepares for shot at interim heavyweight title<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Tom Aspinall accepted a late notice clash with Sergei Pavlovich at UFC 295<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>British heavyweight believes Russian is &#8216;the most dangerous fighter in the UFC&#8217;<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Listen to Mail Sport&#8217;s new boxing podcast THE HOOK &#8211; with exclusive interviews<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Tom Aspinall has admitted there is very little specific preparation he can make for UFC 295 opponent Sergei Pavlovich, simply because the Russian has been running through his rivals.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Brit, who believes Pavlovich is the most dangerous fighter in the UFC, accepted the bout on just two-and-a-half weeks notice.<\/p>\n<p>And on the first episode of UFC Embedded, the cameras following him in his gym as he spoke about the challenge ahead.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I&#8217;ve said all along that I think Pavlovich is the most dangerous man in the UFC. You can&#8217;t even look at his fights because they&#8217;ve been so quick and say, &#8220;this is where he&#8217;s bad&#8221;, because he&#8217;s just steamrolling people.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I can&#8217;t really pick out any weak points at the moment. I&#8217;ve got the shortest fight time average in the UFC, he&#8217;s got the second shortest fight time average in the UFC, that&#8217;s an absolutely insane stat! Someone is getting finished, it is inevitable, goes without saying.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/07\/09\/77494687-12719863-image-a-20_1699351053825.jpg\" height=\"354\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Tom Aspinall (right), pictured here training in Wigan, is preparing for UFC 295<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/07\/09\/77494683-12719863-image-a-21_1699351086576.jpg\" height=\"361\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Aspinall admitted that Sergei Pavlovich is the most dangerous fighter in the UFC<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/youtube.com\/watch?v=ajoKxKnyDrs%3Frel%3D0<\/p>\n<p>Pavlovich lost against Alistair Overeem on his UFC debut but since then has been on the rampage.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s won his last six encounters, all by knockout and all in the very first round.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But the Russian has not fought anyone of the well-rounded quality of Aspinall before.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Wigan native obliterated Marcin Tybura at UFC London earlier this year, coming back from the knee injury he suffered just 13 seconds into his medical defeat against Curtis Blaydes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Aspinall&#8217;s recovery taught him about his own training limits and he revealed that there&#8217;s an unusual technique to help his knee.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span>&#8216;I&#8217;m walking backwards because it helps the knees apparently. An hour backwards walking a week keeps the old knee pain away, and it does, it actually feels good.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8216;I&#8217;m a way better athlete now than I was before I injured my knee.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8216;My body is so in tune now, knowing when to put my foot on the gas and when to take it off. Before I was red lining constantly. I feel way better now.&#8217;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/07\/09\/76980155-12719863-British_fighter_Tom_Aspinall_has_agreed_to_fight_heavyweight_Ser-a-19_1699350991185.jpg\" height=\"440\" width=\"306\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/07\/09\/76980191-12719863-The_Salford_star_described_Pavlovich_above_as_the_most_dangerous-m-18_1699350985875.jpg\" height=\"440\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>Tom Aspinall (left) has agreed to fight Russian heavyweight\u00a0Sergei Pavlovich (R) at UFC 295<\/p>\n<p>Aspinall is a marginal favourite with the bookmakers but, as ever, with elite heavyweights in the UFC it can be difficult to predict what will happen.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It will be fascinating to see if the British star tests himself on the feet or opts to use his brilliant ground game.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps it would be wise for him to attempt to take the Russian down but if he were to score a knockout, it would be a major statement in addition to claiming UFC gold.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/mma\/article-12719863\/Tom-Aspinall-admits-pick-weak-points-UFC-295-rival-Sergei-Pavlovich-Russian-just-STEAMROLLS-people-Brit-prepares-shot-interim-heavyweight-title.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tom Aspinall admits he &#8216;can&#8217;t pick out any weak points&#8217; 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