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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Pa Sport Staff

Tom Aspinall beats Sergei Pavlovich to become UFC interim heavyweight champion

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British fighter Tom Aspinall needed little over a minute to become the UFC interim heavyweight champion, despite having just two weeks to get ready for his bout with Sergei Pavlovich.

The 30-year-old knocked out his Russian opponent in just 69 seconds with a punishing series of blows at UFC 295 at Madison Square Garden.

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