UFC Veteran Reveals Surprising Take on Sergei Pavlovich vs Jon Jones After the Former’s Devastating KO Win Against Curtis Blaydes: “I’m Calling It”

Many had expressed their doubt prior to UFC 285 about whether the returning Jon Jones would be able to match Ciryl Gane’s striking or not. Some had also predicted Gane as the victor of the bout. But in the end, it was the known unmatched fight IQ of ‘Bones’ which propelled him to get a submission in the first round of the bout. Even more, fans started considering ‘Jon Jones’ as the GOAT of MMA after this victory. But, it also meant that ‘Bones’ now was the target of an even larger number of athletes.

The superb knockout of famed UFC Heavyweight Curtis Blaydes by the noted, Sergei Pavlovich, had a number of fans demanding a title shot for him. While, the known UFC Welterweight, Matt Brown, went one step further. He also declared his prediction about the outcome, if a Jon Jones vs Sergei Pavlovich bout happens in the recent future.

Matt Brown predicted Sergei Pavlovich as the victor if a bout with Jon Jones happens

Brown took to his Twitter handle to vent out his opinion about the possible Jon Jones vs Sergei Pavlovich bout. Further, to the shock of a number of fans, he picked Sergei Pavlovich as the victor of a possible ‘Bones’ vs Pavlovich bout.

Brown’s tweet related to this issue read, “I’m calling it. Sergei beats Jon Jones.”

It’s pertinent to note that the speculations related to a bout between ‘Bones’ and Pavlovich began after the latter put out a dominant performance against the #4 ranked UFC Heavyweight, Curtis Blaydes.

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At the UFC Vegas 71 main event, ‘the Russian’ gave the audiences an enthralling bout. He kept Blaydes under pressure and finally managed to knock him out at 3:08 mark of the very first round. Also, after his win the Russian gestured that he wanted to fight for the title next. This is what triggered off the talks of a bout between ‘Bones’ and Pavlovich.

Jon Jones had proved many others like Matt Brown wrong previously

This was not the first time that someone had predicted ‘Bones’ opponent as the victor of a possible bout between them. Jones had also carried the tag of an underdog on multiple occasions. A number of MMA fans had also kept Cyril Gane ahead of ‘Bones’ in their judgments prior to the UFC 285.

Prior to his bouts against the noted Lyoto Machida, Vitor Belfort, and some others, lots of fans and experts had predicted the bouts to go in ‘Bones’ opponent’s favor. However, the current UFC Heavyweight kingpin proved them wrong every time, as he still holds a nearly unblemished record in MMA.

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How do you think a bout between Jones and Pavlovich will unfold? Do you think Matt Brown’s prediction will materialize ?