Tom Aspinall left his chin out and Pavlovich cracked him with a bomb, as expected. That’s why he was the smallest investment. Didn’t try a single takedown even after Castaneda completely figured him out on the feet. Steve Erceg elected to play it safe down the stretch and Costa couldn’t stop him. Whether it was the short notice or just not pacing himself, he lost steam in the third after taking control in the second. All the credit in the world to Slava for gritting out a draw - I genuinely didn’t expect him to recover from that second round, but that body work sapped Sadykhov enough to let Borshchev retake the reins. The difference in overall striking skill might have been even more dramatic than I expected, but Sadykhov’s power is real.
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18, 2023), which also sees Jake Matthews battle rising prospect Michael Morales and Jordan Leavitt look to spoil Chase Hooper’s Lightweight experiment. Top Middleweight submission artists Brendan Allen and Paul Craig headline UFC’s return to Las Vegas, Nevada, this Saturday (Nov.
