Former UFC middleweight and bantamweight title challenger Chel Sonnen doesn’t understand why Russian knockout artist Sergey Pavlovic is not the favorite in his upcoming title fight against British Tom Aspinall.
“Aspinall is still the favorite at the moment,” stated “American Gangster”. “I naturally assumed Pavlovic would be the favorite, but he is still the underdog, although they are close and one big bet could make a difference. However, Tom is still the favorite, albeit a small one, and I find that surprising. I find it odd for a number of reasons.”
“Just on paper, Tom’s record is 1-1 in his last two fights, and it took him two years to make them. And he doesn’t have enough time to prepare – he wasn’t planning to fight on this day. Sergey has knocked out his last six opponents, all in the first round, and he’s done it in two years. And he was preparing for this date because he was a backup fighter. So I’m surprised at the odds for the fight.”
It should be noted that Russian bookmakers have Sergey Pavlovich as the favorite, with an average probability of victory estimated at 57.14% (odds of 1.75).
On November 11 at UFC 295 in New York City, Sergey Pavlovic and Tom Aspinall will play for the interim UFC heavyweight championship belt at the event’s second most important event.
Source: https://fighttime.ru/news/item/33080-sonnen-udivlen-statusom-pavlovicha-v-boyu-s-aspinallom.html?rand=19907
