The heavyweight throne is one of the most coveted by UFC fighters. Jon Jones is at the top after submitting Cyryl Gane in two minutes last March in his great return to the Octagon, but the fighters below want to snatch the champion’s position. Sergei Pavlovich and Curtis Blaydes, number three and four respectively in the division ranking, will fight this Saturday morning to get closer to the belt. They will be the protagonists of the stellar fight of UFC Vegas 71.
Sergei Pavlovich and Curtis Blaydes are ready to step into the Octagon early Saturday morning. The two will fight in the main event to get closer to the belt held by UFC legend Jon Jones, who submitted Ciryl Gane in two minutes in his great return. Despite bones He is one of a kind, heavyweight fighters do not hesitate to face him to take his throne.
Pavlovich arrives at a great moment in his career. The Russian is number three in the ranking and is on a streak of five consecutive wins in the first round. He comes from knocking out the Australian Tai Tuivasa in the first round in less than a minute. She landed hard punches on him, pinning him on the cage wall, sending him to the canvas. Clear superiority in the short duration of the lawsuit.
Blaydes is coming off winning two consecutive fights. The American only needed 15 seconds to finish off Tom Aspinall in July, in his first stellar card. Even though the Brit came out strong and tried to gain control of the match, he ended up on the ground with a knee injury. Both wrestlers have potential to be crowned heavyweight championsbut they will have to demonstrate it on the octagon this Saturday.
