April 22, 2023 9: 23 pm ET
Sergei Pavlovich continued his assent as a heavyweight competitor on Saturday when he beat Curtis Blaydes in the UFC Fight Night 222 headliner.
Pavlovich (17-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) extended his streak to 6 battles with another first-round knockout success over Blaydes (17-4 MMA, 12-4 UFC) in the primary occasion at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Check listedbelow for the top Twitter responses to Pavlovich’s win over Blaydes at UFC Fight Night 222.
Nolan King
Curtis Blaydes choosing to have a boxing match with Sergei Pavlovich is intriguing decision-making to state the least… #UFCVegas71
— Nolan King (@mma_kings) April 23, 2023
Bloody Elbow
Hard jabs from Pavlovich and a right hand onceagain. Back to jabs and uppercuts and Blaydes goes down in a load. He’s out. Fight over. Sergei Pavlovich with the KO. #UFCVegas71
— Bloody Elbow (@BloodyElbow) April 23, 2023
Belal Muhammad
Wow this men speed and power is insane
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) April 23, 2023
Gorgeous George
Incredible.
Pav neverever had to concern about how his takedown defense would hold up … cause it neverever came. #UFCVegas71
— Gorgeous George (@MMAJunkieGeorge) April 23, 2023
Aaron Bronsteter
Pavlovich is a monster.
Puts Blaydes away in the 1st.
Dude has genuine power. Good possibility he holds the title at some point.
— Aaron Bronsteter (@aaronbronsteter) April 23, 2023
Mike Bohn
Sergei Pavlovich is the veryfirst fighter in UFC history with 6 straight wins by first-round knockout. Mostly versus legitimate competitors. If that doesn’t get you a title shot, I’m not sure what else would. #UFCVegas71
— Mike Bohn (@MikeBohn) April 23, 2023
Michael Carroll
Sergei Pavlovich extends his own contemporary UFC record for successive 1st-round surfaces to 6.
He’s made a