{"id":2523,"date":"2023-11-12T04:27:19","date_gmt":"2023-11-12T03:27:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/?p=2523"},"modified":"2023-11-12T07:35:44","modified_gmt":"2023-11-12T06:35:44","slug":"ufc-295-tom-aspinall-dries-sergei-pavlovich-in-one-minute-and-becomes-interim-champion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/ufc-295-tom-aspinall-dries-sergei-pavlovich-in-one-minute-and-becomes-interim-champion\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC 295 \u2013 Tom Aspinall dries Sergei Pavlovich in one minute and becomes interim champion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tom Aspinall\u00a0claimed the interim\u00a0UFC\u00a0heavyweight title on Saturday night,\u00a0knocking out Sergei Pavlovich in the first round\u00a0in New York City.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_12052\"  width=\"696\" height=\"391\"  data-origwidth=\"696\" data-origheight=\"391\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xNNFf4oIXD0?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Englishman won by knockout in the first round.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"rtl\">\u0634\u0627\u0647\u062f..\u0627\u0644\u0636\u0631\u0628\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0627\u0636\u064a\u0629 \u0645\u0646 \u062a\u0648\u0645 \u0627\u0633\u0628\u064a\u0646\u0627\u0644 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0633\u064a\u0631\u063a\u064a \u0628\u0627\u0641\u0644\u0648\u0641\u064a\u062a\u0634 \ud83d\ude33\ud83d\udd25<\/p>\n<p>Watch&#8230;the knockout from Tom Aspinall over Sergey Pavlovich \ud83d\ude33\ud83d\udd25 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VHsg4ypges\">pic.twitter.com\/VHsg4ypges<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; mmamag.ma (@jamalsoussi10) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jamalsoussi10\/status\/1723582043315986606?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 12, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Round 1: Aspinall starts with a powerful low kick. In this fight of phenomena, Pavlovich accelerates and hits the Englishman with a right and the latter falters. After a sublime dodge, the Briton unleashes a sequence with big hooks that hit the Russian. Tom Aspinall finishes the work on the ground and wins by KO! Incredible performance!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Thanks to this victory by KO, the Briton becomes interim champion of the heavyweight category. He will now have to wait before the return of champion Jon Jones, who must face Stipe Miocic next year.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"rtl\">\u0634\u0627\u0647\u062f .. \u0643\u064a\u0641 \u0639\u0628\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u062c\u0645\u0647\u0648\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0627\u0646\u062c\u0644\u064a\u0632\u064a \u0641\u0631\u062d\u0627\u064b  \u0628\u0627\u0644\u0628\u0637\u0644 \u062a\u0648\u0645 \u0627\u0633\u0628\u064a\u0646\u0627\u0644 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFC295Live?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UFC295Live<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Watch&#8230;how the English audience expressed joy over champion Tom Aspinall <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFC295?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UFC295<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jHxjw7jpxF\">pic.twitter.com\/jHxjw7jpxF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; mmamag.ma (@jamalsoussi10) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jamalsoussi10\/status\/1723590168039346513?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 12, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Wigan fighter, 30, followed up with a trio of hammer fists to the downed Pavlovich, sealing the knockout to become the third British champion in UFC history.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t even tell you, it\u2019s been a crazy two-and-a-half weeks,\u201d Aspinall said, having fought through a bout of tears. \u201cOh, my God. I just want to say to everyone at home: Listen, if you ever get the chance to do something, and you\u2019re scared to do it, you should f***ing definitely do it, because there\u2019s a chance it\u2019s gonna pay off.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_73821\"  width=\"696\" height=\"391\"  data-origwidth=\"696\" data-origheight=\"391\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9uWVIUwEIdQ?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s a big, scary guy. I\u2019ve never been as scared in my life as fighting this guy, but I\u2019ve got a lot of power, too. And I believe in myself, I really believe in myself. I\u2019ve worked so hard over the years.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"rtl\">\u062a\u0648\u0645 \u0627\u0633\u0628\u064a\u0646\u0627\u0644 \u064a\u0641\u0648\u0632 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0633\u064a\u0631\u063a\u064a \u0628\u0627\u0641\u0644\u0648\u0641\u064a\u062a\u0634 \u0628\u0627\u0644\u0636\u0631\u0628\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0627\u0636\u064a\u0629 \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u062c\u0648\u0644\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0627\u0648\u0644\u0649  \ud83c\udfc6 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFC295Live?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UFC295Live<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Tom Aspinall defeats Sergey Pavlovich by knockout in the first round \ud83c\udfc6 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFC295?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UFC295<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dVlJOSNVVb\">pic.twitter.com\/dVlJOSNVVb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; mmamag.ma (@jamalsoussi10) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jamalsoussi10\/status\/1723576041203966180?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 12, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In 2016, Michael Bisping knocked out Luke Rockhold to win the middleweight belt on short notice, and in 2022, Leon Edwards won the welterweight title with a knockout of Kamaru Usman.<\/p>\n<p>It is as yet unclear whether Aspinall will fight Jones next, or whether the UFC will rebook Jones versus 41-year-old Miocic. In that case, Aspinall would potentially have to defend the interim belt in the meantime. However, there is also a belief that Aspinall could be elevated to regular champion in Jones\u2019s absence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tom Aspinall\u00a0claimed the interim\u00a0UFC\u00a0heavyweight title on Saturday night,\u00a0knocking out Sergei Pavlovich in the first round\u00a0in New York City. The Englishman won by knockout in the first round. \u0634\u0627\u0647\u062f..\u0627\u0644\u0636\u0631\u0628\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0627\u0636\u064a\u0629 \u0645\u0646 \u062a\u0648\u0645 \u0627\u0633\u0628\u064a\u0646\u0627\u0644 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0633\u064a\u0631\u063a\u064a \u0628\u0627\u0641\u0644\u0648\u0641\u064a\u062a\u0634 \ud83d\ude33\ud83d\udd25 Watch&#8230;the knockout from Tom Aspinall over Sergey Pavlovich \ud83d\ude33\ud83d\udd25 pic.twitter.com\/VHsg4ypges &mdash; mmamag.ma (@jamalsoussi10) November 12, 2023 Round 1: Aspinall [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2524,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,47],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-2523","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ufc-news","8":"category-video"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2523"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2523"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2523\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2525,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2523\/revisions\/2525"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2524"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2523"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2523"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2523"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}