Sergei Pavlovich throws down with Derrick Lewis, TKO’s him in 55 seconds at UFC 277
The Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to us tonight, July 30, 2022, for UFC 277, going down live from the American Airlines Arena in Dallas, Texas.
Headlining the event is a bantamweight championship rematch between current champion Julianna Pena (11-4) and former champion, no. 1 ranked Amanda Nunes (21-5).
Co-headlining the event is also a championship rematch, this one going down in the flyweight division between former champion, no. 1 ranked Brandon Moreno (19-6-2), who faces no. 2 ranked Kai Kara-France (24-9) for the interim title in the co-main event of the evening.
Our feature fight of the night came in the heavyweight division between a pair of contenders in no. 5 ranked Derrick Lewis (26-9) and no. 11 ranked Sergei Pavlovich (15-1).
Lewis is a former LFC heavyweight champion boasting 21 knockouts in his 26 wins, while Pavlovich is a former FNG heavyweight champion, coming into the bout with 12 knockout wins, including a three-fight win, and knockout streak coming into this bout.
Continue reading to see how this epic heavyweight feature fight went down:
Official Result: Sergei Pavlovich def. Derrick Lewis via TKO (punches) at :55 of round one
Lewis opens up the bout with a nice leg kick, but Pavlovich takes the center of the octagon. He throws a jab in order to keep his distance, and Lewis tries to bob and weave his way into range.
Pavlovich opens up with a vicious boxing combo, and Lewis joins him in a firefight.
Pavlovich hurts Lewis and absolutely unloads on him en route to what became a relatively early stoppage.
Lewis did drop face first, and a couple punches later the fight was stopped, while Lewis was on his way up.
Nonetheless, Sergei Pavlovich is now 16-1 as a professional with 13 knockouts, and this was Derrick Lewis’ second-straight defeat via knockout, both of which came in his home state of Texas.
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