Tallison Teixeira returns to action at UFC Macau with a chance to make a significant move in the heavyweight division by defeating Sergei Pavlovich. Teixeira is 6-foot-7 and has won two of his first three UFC appearances, but he faces a difficult matchup against Pavlovich, who is third in the UFC official heavyweight rankings. Pavlovich has 11 UFC fights with only three losses to Alistair Overeem, Alexander Volkov, and Tom Aspinall, making him a strong betting favorite at -650. Teixeira is not concerned about the underdog status and trained his entire camp with Glover Teixeira and Alex Pereira, citing confidence gained from sparring and grappling references.
"Tallison Teixeira will have a chance to make a significant move in the heavyweight divison is he defeat Sergei Pavlovich at UFC Macau on Saturday. The 6-foot-7 Brazilian has won two of his first three appearances in the promotion, but he faces a tall task against Pavlovich, who is third in the UFC's official heavyweight rankings. With 11 fights in the UFC and only three losses - to Alistair Overeem, Alexander Volkov and Tom Aspinall - Pavlovich is a strong betting favorite at -650."
"That underdog status does not worry the Brazilian, who did his entire camp with Glover Teixeira and Alex Pereira. "He is third in the heavyweight rankings, but I trained with Alex, who is one of the greatest in the sport, which gave me a lot of confidence for this fight," "Xicão" said in an appearance on the "Overdogs Brasil" podcast."
""Glover has always been a reference for me in grappling, and Alex is beyond words. In our sparring, he threw some hands that I felt like God was trying to pull me away. Thank God he didn't connect. "Without a doubt, it was the best camp of my life. I know Pavlovich is dangerous, but I'm very confident.""
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