Pavlovic was counting on a fight with Gan.

UFC heavyweight Sergey Pavlovic said he expected to get a bout with Cyril Gawn, a former title challenger for the promotion's featherweight title.

"I've fought everyone who's been offered. I was substituted twice for Jon Jones when he had fights against Cyril Gane and Stipe Miocic. But I came on as a substitute once - against Tom Aspinall. The only thing is, I've always said I wouldn't want to fight my countrymen. UFC is a world league, and there are a lot of athletes from different countries. We were counting on a fight with Cyril Gan. But it did not come to negotiations with him," - said Pavlovic.

Recall, already on June 22 Pavlovic will fight with Alexander Volkov.