Mendes gives advice to Pavlovich ahead of Aspinall fight

The head coach of the AKA gym, Javier Mendez, spoke about the upcoming fight of his ex-ward Sergei Pavlovich against Tom Aspinall. The fight for the interim UFC heavyweight title will take place at the promotion's 295th event, which will take place on the night of November 12 in New York.

“I think rushing is not a good thing. When you rush, you can run into trouble. You must first probe and understand your opponent. There's no need to rush.

The exception is situations when you have nothing to lose. Then go ahead. But in this case it's a bad idea. You need to understand what the enemy is capable of,” Mendes said in an interview with SE.