Tom Aspinall says 'someone is getting finished' ahead of fighting 'most dangerous man in UFC' Sergei Pavlovich

Tom Aspinall admits he can’t pick “any weak points” in his UFC 295 opponent Sergei Pavlovich, who he calls the “most dangerous man in the UFC”.

Aspinall and Pavlovich will fight for the interim heavyweight title in New York on Saturday, November 11, .

Aspinall was a late replacement for Jon Jones, who picked up an injury ahead of his title defence against Stipe Miocic.

Even without coming into the fight with just a few weeks’ preparation it would have been a tough challenge for Aspinall against a fighter with an 18-1 record.

“I've said all along that I think Pavlovich is the most dangerous man in the UFC,” Aspinall, who holds a 13-3 record, said on UFC Embedded.

“You can't even look at his fights because they've been so quick and say, ‘this is where he's bad’, because he's just steamrolling people.

“I can't really pick out any weak points at the moment.

“I've got the shortest fight time average in the UFC, he's got the second shortest fight time average in the UFC, that's an absolutely insane stat!

“Someone is getting finished, it is inevitable, goes without saying.”

Pavlovich has won his last six encounters, all by first-round knockouts.

But Aspinall was impressive last time out as he quickly finished Marcin Tybura in their July meeting in London.

That fight marked Aspinall’s return from a knee injury and he says he is now a “way better athlete” than before.

“My body is so in tune now, knowing when to put my foot on the gas and when to take it off,” he said.

“Before I was red lining constantly. I feel way better now.”

Looking ahead to the fight, Pavlovich said: “I think Tom Aspinall is a strong guy who can both strike and wrestle.

“We are both young and hungry fighters. I think it will be a competitive and very entertaining fight because there will be two fighters in a cage who are hungry to get their hands on the belt.

“Everyone should watch it. It will be a real war.”

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