Sergei Pavlovich already back sparring, manhandles heavyweight Walter Walker

Sergei Pavlovich has returned to hard sparring just over a week after his fight with Teixeira, according to heavyweight Walter Walker. Walker described a brutal session in which Pavlovich lifted him and slammed him to the mat entirely through raw strength rather than technique, leaving Walker shaken. Walker said the session consisted of six punishing rounds against elite sparring partners, with multiple rounds against Pavlovich standing out as among the most physically overwhelming of his career.