Sergei Pavlovich defended his No. 3 rating within the heavyweight division, defeating surging standout Waldo Cortes-Acosta at UFC Shanghai.
It didn’t take lengthy for the fists to fly between two of the heavyweight division’s most adorned knockout artists. Cortes-Acosta was the extra energetic fighter by way of the primary half of the battle, although Pavlovich’s counterstriking proved to be the Russian’s most beneficial weapon.
Discovering some success within the second, Pavlovich began to push the tempo, pressuring Cortes-Acosta towards the fence. Nonetheless, the Dominican confirmed no indicators of backing down as we headed to the third spherical of a really shut contest.
By the point we obtained to the third spherical, Pavlovich had his timing locked in, connecting with a looping proper hook 90 seconds into the stanza.
Official Consequence: Sergei Pavlovich def. Waldo Cortes-Acosta through unanimous determination (30-27, 29-28, 29-28).
