It's hard to determine the turning point in Sergei Pavlovich's record-setting sixth first-round knockout Saturday of Curtis Blaydes in a critical heavyweight battle at Apex in Las Vegas in the main event of UFC Vegas 71.
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - APRIL 22: Sergei Pavlovich of Russia punches Curtis Blaydes in a heavyweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on April 22, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. It’s hard to determine the turning point in Sergei Pavlovich’s record-setting sixth first-round knockout Saturday of Curtis Blaydes in a critical heavyweight battle at Apex in Las Vegas in the main event of UFC Vegas 71.Pavlovich, who entered the fight ranked No.
Pavlovich nearly couldn’t miss Blaydes, landing 36 shots in all, nearly every one of them hard, thudding and inflicting damage. “Big respect to Curtis Blaydes; he’s great,” said Pavlovich, who is 18-1. “But someone was saying he was going to easily take me down. What do you have to say now?” Blaydes attempted one takedown, long after he’d already gotten into serious trouble, and he Pavlovich easily stuffed it. Pavlovich was cracking Blaydes with his jab and rocking him from the start, making the finish all but inevitable.
The ending sequence began with Pavlovich connecting with a right uppercut. It wobbled Blaydes, but the jab that came right after it hurt him even more. Blaydes backed to the cage and Pavlovich unloaded a combination that finally dropped him. Referee Marc Goddard had seen enough and halted the carnage at 3:08.
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