Overwhelming! That's how you could sum up Sergei Pavlovich 's victory over Brazilian Tallison Teixeira , Xicão. In just 39 seconds of fighting, the Russian made his knockout power count and with a sequence of punches put the Brazilian athlete on the canvas ( click here to see the knockout video). The fight was on the main card of UFC Macau , an event held this Saturday (30), in China.
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With this result, Xicão, who has nine career wins, suffered his second professional defeat and lost the chance to climb to the top of the heavyweight division, as the Russian occupies the top 3 of the category. On the other hand, Pavlovich defends his third position in the ranking and accumulates his 21st victory, his second consecutive win. He has three losses in his fighting record.
Pavlovich runs over Talisson Xicão
The tension was palpable even before the fight began. The heavyweights exchanged glances, and as soon as the duel started, Pavlovich closed the distance. Xicão tried to use his greater reach and spun around. However, in the first exchange of blows, the Brazilian felt the weight of his opponent's hand.
Pavlovich (left) defeats Xicão (right) by knockout. Photo: Reproduction / UFC
Pavlovich seized the moment, landed several punches, and Tallison went down. The Russian landed a few more blows to the side of Tallison's head as Xicão tried to get up, but the referee stopped the fight, declaring a technical knockout.
UFC Macau Results
MAIN CARD
Bantamweight (up to 61,2 kg): Song Yadong submitted Deiveson Figueiredo with a guillotine choke at 4:42 of round 2.
Light heavyweight (up to 93 kg): Alonzo Menifield defeated Zhang Mingyang by knockout at 4:15 of round 1.
Heavyweight (up to 120,2 kg): Sergei Pavlovich defeated Tallison Teixeira by knockout at 39 seconds of round 1.
Bantamweight (up to 61,2 kg): Kai Asakura defeated Cameron Smotherman by knockout in 1 minute and 50 seconds of round 1.
Welterweight (up to 77,1 kg): Jake Matthews defeated Carlston Harris by unanimous decision (30-25, 30-27, 30-27)
Flyweight (up to 57 kg): Alex Perez vs. Sumudaerji ended in a No Contest at 1 minute and 45 seconds of Round 2.
PRELIMINARY CARD
Middleweight (up to 83,9 kg): Luis Felipe Dias defeated Yi Sak Lee by knockout in round 1.
Welterweight (up to 77,1 kg): José Henrique Souza defeated Ding Meng by split decision (30-27, 28-29, 29-28)
Bantamweight (up to 61,2 kg): Cody Haddon defeated Aoriqileng by knockout at 2:11 of round 2.
Bantamweight (up to 61,2 kg): Rei Tsuruya submitted Luis Gurule with a rear-naked choke at 3:19 of Round 1.
Strawweight (up to 52,2 kg): Angela Hill defeated Jingnan Xiong by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Featherweight (up to 65,8 kg): Rodrigo Vera defeated Zhu Kangjie by knockout at 1:50 of round 1.
Strawweight (up to 52,2 kg): Jaqueline Amorim submitted Loma Lookboonmee with an armbar at 4:04 of Round 1.
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