The fight, with the vacant heavyweight belt at stake, will take place on the night of November 12 as part of the UFC 295 show in New York.
“Tom has to move. He needs to stay out of range of Pavlovich's powerful punches. His power is dangerous! Sergey scored six victories in a row by knockout in the first round. This is madness. That’s how dangerous Pavlovich is,” Cormier said on ESPN.