Overview
- Sergei Pavlovich stopped Tallison Teixeira in 39 seconds at UFC Macau with a multi-punch combination that ended the fight early.
- The win was reported as Pavlovich’s first stoppage since 2023 and he said his recent switch to a more technical approach had not worked for him.
- In a post-fight interview Pavlovich called for a title shot or a contender fight and said he wants whoever wins the interim heavyweight bout in mid-June.
- Tallison Teixeira posted on Instagram that he will come back stronger, but outlets say the loss threatens his place in the rankings after multiple recent knockout defeats.
- With champion Tom Aspinall still recovering, the interim-title fight and fast-changing results like this one are likely to reshape short-term heavyweight matchmaking and each fighter’s next opponent choices.