Pavlovich is a nightmare

[GiganticMeat]

Tbh he already had his head in the mindset of taking a break.

He's got the tools but man his chins just taken some unnecessary punishment as of late.

I was surprised he was back in there already. Tai vs Gane was a battle to the death. Most underrated fight this year I'm thinking

 

[Paul E Gensinger]

The HW division just got put on notice.

Think about the time and effort it took Gane to finish Tuivasa.
How have I been sleeping on this guy?
I sort of wrote him off after Overeem beat the heck out of him.

 

[Captain Insano]

He's like Ngannou with technique. Holy shit.

His punches were pretty loopy. Not horrible but not crisp either.

 

[modulus]

Man, I didn't read anyone giving Tuivasa a chance and the outcome was no surprise, just a drag though - really like Tuivasa, good dude.
We'll see how Pavlovich stacks up against a real technician like Gane or someone with a serious ground game like Blaydes.

 

[TR1]

If he dies, he dies

This is the sort of day your account lives for huh.

 

[The Last King]

Pavlovich is good and im cheering for him very hard. I hope he becomes champion but I still need to see more.

Lewis and Tuivasa are low skilled fighters and Tuivasa came back way too soon after the damage he took in the Gane fight. With that said that was still super impressive.

I'd like to see Pavlovich vs Blaydes or Gane next.

 

[TankAbbott4Eva]

Gets booed for being Russian but knocks out two fan favorites in a row and seems super likeable. Breath of fresh air in HW

Absolutely, great to add him with Aspinall and Gane, and if Jones, Stipe and Francis became active we could see a fun little HW era

 

[Mga223]

I was surprised he was back in there already. Tai vs Gane was a battle to the death. Most underrated fight this year I'm thinking

Yea it was a quick turn around, from what's been said he wanted a break all of 2023 so.... I mean he probably shoulda just had a break after the gane fight lol

 

[CodyMckenziesPrime]

Dude looked like Damage Elkins after 1 minute. Call me crazy but I bet Pavlovich makes Nganou panic wrestle (again)

 

[Shaddows]

That's a scary man. Bam bam had no answer for that onslaught

yeah, but style makes fights. I don't see him being able to do that against the top of the division...

 

[Dorkman]

That was absolutely terrifying :O ... Pressing the trigger until the gun went click

Jesus....

 

[Domitian]

Man, I didn't read anyone giving Tuivasa a chance and the outcome was no surprise, just a drag though - really like Tuivasa, good dude.
We'll see how Pavlovich stacks up against a real technician like Gane or someone with a serious ground game like Blaydes.

Blaydes would put him on his ass for 3 rounds. I think he can beat Gane though after what I just saw.

 

[modulus]

Blaydes would put him on his ass for 3 rounds. I think he can beat Gane though after what I just saw.

Gotta respectfully disagree. Pavlovich seems relatively slow, has a brawling style and with his hands low/poor defense, I think a slick fighter like Gane could piece him up - look at what Ubereem did to him.
It's MMA and 4oz glove with monsters, so yeah, Gane could get his head taken off but my money is on Gane.

 

[Paolo Delutis]

kinda reminds me of a young kharitonov

I see it ..yup

 

[Domitian]

Gotta respectfully disagree. Pavlovich seems relatively slow, has a brawling style and with his hands low/poor defense, I think a slick fighter like Gane could piece him up - look at what Ubereem did to him.
It's MMA and 4oz glove with monsters, so yeah, Gane could get his head taken off but my money is on Gane.

Since his loss to Overeem in 2018 he's finished his last 5 opponents in the first round. It took him less than a minute to finish Tai and Lewis. The Russian guy has power. Tai sent Gane flying in their fight and almost finished him. To be clear though I just said I think Pavlovich can win not that he will. Gane is an elite fighter of course.

 

[Motivated BJ Penn]

Cant believe Overeem of all people survived him let alone tkoed him...

 

[chiefwiggum]

Pavlovich is good and im cheering for him very hard. I hope he becomes champion but I still need to see more.

Lewis and Tuivasa are low skilled fighters and Tuivasa came back way too soon after the damage he took in the Gane fight. With that said that was still super impressive.

I'd like to see Pavlovich vs Blaydes or Gane next.

lewis has fought for the title twice. This isn’t 2004 hw. None are very good at all.

 

[Mammothman]

He might be a problem for Francis.

 

[humdizzle]

he seems very well trained

one could say he's very pavlovian in his approach

 

[modulus]

Since his loss to Overeem in 2018 he's finished his last 5 opponents in the first round. It took him less than a minute to finish Tai and Lewis. The Russian guy has power. Tai sent Gane flying in their fight and almost finished him. To be clear though I just said I think Pavlovich can win not that he will. Gane is an elite fighter of course.

I love Tuivasa, but I'm still in disbelief that as he was being handled he was able to catch Gane like he did - still, the end result speaks for itself. Yeah, I guess it's a question of if Pavlovich can catch him or make it a brawl.