MOSCOW, Sep 3, Ivan Orekhov. Russian mixed martial artist (MMA) Sergei Pavlovich, in a conversation with a correspondent, said that he was ready to fight any heavyweight from the top five of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) rating. There is absolutely no priority (by name),» Pavlovich said. In July, Pavlovich defeated Derek Lewis in the first round by TKO at UFC 277 in the USA. Before the fight, the American spoke insultingly about the Russians. Pavlovich admitted that the resonance around that fight did not affect his mood before entering the octagon. «The informational background did not pressure me in any way. It doesn't matter (what Lewis said). My task was to go out and do my job. And about the controversial stop : there was a professional referee who was a meter or two (from the fighters) — he knows better, «said the Russian.
