When it comes to main events involving Jon Jones, the Ultimate Fighting Championship is leaving nothing to chance.
Russia’s Pavlovich last competed in April, where he decimated Curtis Blaydes in just over three minutes to put himself in the top echelon of the heavyweight division. Pavlovich’s lone career defeat came in his UFC debut to Alistair Overeem back in 2018. Since then, Pavlovich has crushed the competition, stringing together six consecutive first-round knockouts over growingly impressive competition. As a pro, the Eagles MMA rep sports an 83% knockout rate, having secured 15 of his 18 victories in the very first round.
UFC 295 goes down on Nov. 11 inside of Madison Square Garden in New York. Heavyweight kingpin Jones will put his belt on the line in his first defense against former champ Stipe Miocic atop the billing. The co-main event has not yet been made official, and only three other fights are currently listed on the lineup: a middleweight rumble pitting Derek Brunson against Roman Dolidze, a strawweight clash of Jessica Andrade vs. Mackenzie Dern and a flyweight tilt when Joshua Van faces Kevin Borjas.