The drama continues as Sergei Pavlovich SHOVES former boyfriend Alexander Volkov after loss – FirstSportz

Alexander Volkov achieved perhaps the most important victory of his octagonal term. The former Bellator champion met an old acquaintance Sergei Pavlovich in the UFC on ABC6 co-main event. Volkov received the unanimous nod in the premier heavyweight bout at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. However, things seem far from resolved! The weigh-in face-off drew a lot of attention to the fight. Despite a clean battle, hostility between the two remained. After 15 minutes of action, emotions flared. The victor wanted to mend fences and approached Sergei Pavlovich for a brief word after the jury's decision. However, the Russian knockout artist was having none of it, so he pushed him! Volkov did not go to war. Instead, he had a smart performance to beat Sergei Pavlovich out of reach. He started the exchange well with timed high kicks and body kicks. The Russian out American top team responded well with some right hooks and body shots, but found it problematic to get up close. Even more so, now that the 35-year-old Russian has an upright stump that "won't touch the chin." As Pavlovich continually chases but doesn't land, the Strela team MMA corner kept pushing for high kicks. But Volkov stuck to his usual light-hearted yet tactical attitude. 'Drago' acted as a sniper and even killed the Russian knockout artist in the second round. He defeated Pavlovich 30-27, 30-27, 29-28 via unanimous decision. The interaction has gone quite viral on social media. Fans react to viral altercation between Alexander Volkov and Sergei Pavlovich Alexander Volkov and former training partner Pavlovich have recently had a controversial relationship. The core of their animosity stemmed from allegedly spreading misinformation about who accepted the fight first. As recently as the day before, the friends-turned-rivals had quite a fiery exchange in their native tongue during the final staredowns of the Ceremonial Weigh-in. Fans are reacting to the viral interaction at UFC on ABC6 (Source: UFC News (@UFCNews) / X/UFC.go.com) Consequently, Sergei Pavlovich had put a lot of value into this match. He last suffered a viral 69-second knockout at the hands of an interim heavyweight Tom Aspinall at the UFC 295 PPV. However, the Russian could not fully utilize the urgency UFC on ABC: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov co-mains supply. The frustration of a poor performance might have caused Pavlovich to push Volkov after the fight. Fans have reacted to the incident on X. Here are a few reactions to his outburst: Volkov had a strong first round. Diversity in his kicking game and did well to keep Pavlovich on the outside.— Luke Thomas🏋️♀️ (@lthomasnews) June 22, 2024 Big win for the tall man!— Paul Felder (@felderpaul) June 22, 2024 Volkov has secretly become a very good fighter.— Jed Meshew II (@JedKMeshew) June 22, 2024 20-18 VolkovMasterful performance so far in neutralizing Pavlovich— Aaron Bronsteter (@aaronbronsteter) June 22, 2024 Sergei Pavlovich should have kept the same energy in the cage. Bro forgot to throw punches— Charlie Quinn (@CharlieQuinnMMA) June 22, 2024 Aspinall cooked Pavlovich, he's not the same 💀— GOATS D (@allthingzmma) June 22, 2024 He checked the fraud. I can't blame him— Victory Voice Sports (@VictoryVoicePod) June 22, 2024 lol when you talk about "had to be separated" Pav pushed him and walked away 😂— Brendito Schortiz (@GeorgeGuillaume) June 22, 2024 Is this more of a good performance from Volkov or a bad performance from Pavlovich?— Kevin Iole (@KevinI) June 22, 2024 He looked so happy when his hair was combed.— Brax Moore (@brax_moore_more) June 22, 2024 Most fans and colleagues softened Pavlovich's slow action and even announced a fraud audit. Others have said that Pavlovich's poor showing could have easily helped Volkov to a unanimous decision. They also criticized the poor sportsmanship and game plan during the fight. All in all, Pavlovich has now lost two in a row and should get back into the win column soon. In case you missed it: