NEW YORK – Sergei Pavlovich enters UFC 295 prepared to be champion, by his own estimation.
While Pavlovich (18-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) fights Saturday at Madison Square Garden for an interim championship, the moment feels undisputed for the hulking Russian fighter.
“For me, this is the legit title,” Pavlovich told MMA Junkie and other reporters through an interpreter at a news conference Wednesday.