What was the reason for such a lackluster performance by Sergei Pavlovich against Jairzinho Rozenstruik? Even though he won the fight at UFC Saudi Arabia via a unanimous decision, the Russian heavyweight was forced to face the wrath of disappointed fans on social media. And the reason for his performance was attributed to the interim heavyweight champion. 

Soon after the bout was concluded, Kevin Iole took to X and released his honest opinion about the fight. And trust me, the MMA analyst was not impressed at all. He pointed out that all three judges, Sal D’Amato, David Lethaby, and Clemens Werner, scored the bout 30-27 in favor of Pavlovich.

Iole continued to reveal his disappointment in another post on X and wrote, “Really disappointing fight between Pavlovich and Rozenstruik. Blech.” And right after that, Spinning Backfist released a tweet that read, “Pavlovich went from can’t miss television to two straight boring decisions. Guess he showed his cardio.”

As soon as the tweet by Spinning Backfist hit the social media platform, fight fans took over the comments section and revealed their thoughts. But little did Tom Aspinall know that his victory over Pavlovich would make he rounds despite the Russian heavyweight winning. Let’s see what the fight fans had to say.

Fight fans blame Tom Aspinall for Sergei Pavlovich’s lackluster performance at UFC Saudi Arabia

The bout between Aspinall and Pavlovich at UFC 285 resulted in a 1st round KO defeat for the Russian. Needless to say, such cases have a long-lasting effect. And fight fans seemed to notice that with one fan writing, “He hasn’t been the same since Tom Aspinall destroyed him.” Another fan pointed out, “Tom Aspinall ruined him..” One more fan added, “Tom gave him PTSD scared to throw and  exchange now.” And another netizen claimed that Pavlovich was a bit more hesitant. The comment read, “Looks so hesitant since Aspinall, that was painfully boring.”

Some fans claimed that the future of the heavyweight division seems boring in its current state. A fan wrote, “Aspinall might go on a generational title defense streak once he becomes the heavyweight champion because this division is very bad.” 

But the heat for Pavlovich kept on coming. One fan commented, “I mean Sergei even with being less aggressive still has nasty power, he rocked Rozenstruik BAD with jabs.” Another fan wrote, “Gun shy after 2 straight losses. He hurt Rozenstruik every time he threw but didn’t throw much.”

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