Sergei Pavlovich Moved On From Volkov Loss, Fans Who Bailed

UFC heavyweight Sergei Pavlovich isn’t worried about fans jumping off the bandwagon as he gets ready to take on Jairzinho Rozenstruik at UFC Riyadh on Saturday.

Pavlovich (18-3) is riding a two-fight losing streak after dropping fights against Tom Aspinall and Alexander Volkov. With the losses it seems as though he’s lost some steam, and some support as well.

“Of course I felt it. I felt that some people turned away, but I don’t pay them too much attention,” Pavlovich told reporters through a translator on Wednesday.

“I want to thank personally the people that have stayed and supported me through this. For them I want to do this. Those people that came and went whatever. I’m not worried about them.”

The last fight, against Volkov, seemed very personal for Pavlovich. After Volkov took the victory Pavlovich shoved him in the cage.

Pavlovich downplayed it.

“Sh*t happens,” he said.

“You live and you learn, right? I always have to go out and learn.”

Pavlovich seemed visibly annoyed that he was asked about Volkov repeatedly so he put a stamp on it.

“I would say that there’s no reason to concentrate on the past and look over that. We have the future,” he said.

“We have to go forward and keep moving forward.”

Watch the entire media day scrum with Sergei Pavlovich above. He takes on Jairzinho Rozenstruik at UFC Riyadh this Saturday.