"The limits on refusals are over." Volkov spoke about the fight with Pavlovic

"Most likely, yes. If I want to fight for the belt, I'm not allowed to turn down fights now. Unfortunately, my refusal limits are already over. And this tournament is too important for the UFC for me to say: "No, I won't fight, Sergey Pavlovich is too close a friend for me." Now Sergei Pavlovich can say that, because he has the opportunity. Unfortunately, I can't say that anymore.... We didn't count on the fight with Pavlovic, because at that moment he had a fight with Gan, we didn't think about this fight at all. We were negotiating, communicating and, as I realized for myself, this tournament is too important for the UFC for us to cancel the fight without a good reason," said Volkov.